§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions which clauses of 547W the Council of Europe's charter of local self-government the Government plan to sign up to during the ratification stage. [12195]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThese are matters to be decided when, as we intend, we come to ratify the charter. It is the Government's belief, however, that this country's domestic legislation on local government conforms with the charter as a whole.