§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department has as to the number of local authorities which twin with towns abroad; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerSome 830 local authorities in the United Kingdom are currently twinned with communities abroad.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in theOfficial Report a list of local authorities which are known by his Department to have twinned with towns abroad together with the names of those towns.
§ Mrs. ChalkerA list of all twinnings, including those between local authorities and communities abroad, is held in the Library of the House.