§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the individuals or organisations which supported the proposed addition of Helensburgh into Argyll and Bute council during the consultation exercise on local government reform.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 21 October 1993]: The respondents to our public consultation who specifically supported the creation of a new authority based on Argyll and Bute district council plus the Helensburgh area are as listed.
- C. I. J. and A. G. Harvey
- Mr. Peter Hillis
- Mr. George A. Hood
- Tarbert and Skipness Community Council
- Stirling and Gilmour, Solicitors
- Dumbarton Scottish Conservative Association (Helensburgh Conservative Committee)
- Helensburgh Community Council
- Cove and Kilcreggan Community Council
In addition a number of responses expressed a preference for all of Dumbarton district or particular parts of it to be linked with Argyll and Bute. The proposal has also won significant support in surveys conducted at a local level in the area.