HC Deb 26 April 1989 vol 151 c581W
41. Mr. Couchman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress he is making on implementing those recommendations of the Widdecombe report which do not require primary legislation.

Mr. Gummer

We have established join working groups with the local authority associations to prepare a new set of model standing orders for local authorities; and to revise the national code of local government conduct.