§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 15 December regarding representations to his Department, in what format records relating to such representations are kept.
§ Mr. BaldrySince 1991 we have received a large number of representations of various types about the review of local government structure. Those received in response to departmental consultation exercises are retained separately, as are those about individual reviews in progress. Correspondence dealing with particular local 7W government functions is also kept together. Formal representations to the Secretary of State on the Local Government Commission's final reports are of course recorded with particular care. Other representations are generally retained according to their origin.