§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will confer upon charter trustees and town councils the powers contained in section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972 in respect to the conferring of honorary freedoms. [61833]
§ Mr. RaynsfordNo. I am advised that for my right hon. Friend to extend the powers in section 249 of the Local Government Act 1972 to include charter trustees and town councils would he unusual, unexpected and inappropriate. We have no plans for further legislation in this field.