European Charter on Self-Government (Hansard, 2 December 1997)

HC Deb 02 December 1997 vol 302 cc114-5W 115W

§ Mr. Burstow
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on his plans to ratify the European Charter on Local Self-Government. [18865]

§ Mr. Raynsford
Subject to the views of this House and those of Another Place, the Government intends to ratify the European Charter on Local Self-Government as soon as practicable in the new year.