§ Mr. OttawayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will publish the evidence referred to in paragraph 3.5 of the White Paper, Modern Local Government, that councillors wish to spend more time in direct contact with those they represent. [57465]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe study by Ken Young and Nirmala Rao—"Coming to Terms with Change?—The Local Government Councillor in 1993" (published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and LGC Communications in 1994), which was followed up by Audit Commission work—"Representing the People—The Role of Councillors" (Audit Commission Publications 1997)—provide the evidence referred to in paragraph 3.5.