§ Mr. StringerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the performance of the Commission for Local Administration. [24242]
§ Ms Armstrong[holding answer 20 January 1998]: A fundamental review of the Commission for Local Administration in England concluded in 1996 that the Commission was cost-effective in its determination of complaints. A number of the review's recommendations required legislation and we shall be considering how to take these forward. In determining individual complaints, the Commissioners, appointed by Her Majesty on the recommendation of the Secretary of State, are wholly independent of central and local government.