HL Deb 31 October 1995 vol 566 c156WA
Baroness Hamwee

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to lay in the near future the order designating Hereford as a unitary authority to enable elections to be held for the new authority in May 1996.

The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers)

Consultation on the draft structure order for Hereford and Worcester produced a number of issues in relation to electoral arrangements which we are still considering. Once these issues have been resolved we will consider when we should bring the order to the House.