§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will require the local government ombudsman to report annually on the nature of the cases referred to him or her in which he or she has decided to exercise discretion and conduct on investigation notwithstanding the existence of a remedy which could be pursued through the courts. [15066]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesNo; it is to the local authority associations that the local government ombudsmen report annually, and the content of their reports is a matter for them.