§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many responses have been received by his Department from residents of Dorset, excluding Bournemouth and Poole, since the Local Government 411W Commission published its preferred options for reorganisation; and how many (a) supported the proposed changes and (b) rejected them.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesAs at 6 March, we had received 1,776 letters from members of the public residing in Dorset outside Bournemouth and Poole. Of these 69 support the Local Government Commission's final recommendations for Dorset and 1,707 are against the recommendations.