Charter of Local Self-Government

HC Deb 06 November 1996 vol 284 cc524-5W

Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if the Government will sign the Council of Europe's charter of local self-government. [1950]

Sir Paul Beresford

As stated in the White Paper, "Government Response to the Report of the House of Lords Select Committee on Relations Between Central and Local Government 'Rebuilding Trust'", which was laid before the House on 4 November, the Government do not believe that a case has been made out demonstrating the need for the United Kingdom now to adopt this charter.