HC Deb 19 October 1994 vol 248 cc257-8W
24. Mr. Pickthall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the progress of the local government review.

Mr. Curry

The Local Government Commission is on schedule to submit its final reports by the turn of the year and I intend that implementation of the review will be complete, in line with the published timetable, by 1 April 1997.

29. Mr. Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the progress of the Local Government Commission's review of Derbyshire.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

The Local Government Commission published draft recommendations for Derbyshire on 5 September, following its further review of local government structure there. The consultation period lasts until 7 November and the Commission will then draw up its final recommendations, which are due at the end of December this year.

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