§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has had about the future status of the city of Hereford; and if he will make a statement. [125129]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienHereford Town Council has applied for the honour of city status to be restored to Hereford, which lost its previous status as a city when the new Parish of Hereford came into existence on 1 April 2000. It is for Her Majesty The Queen, acting on the advice of Ministers, to decide whether city status should be restored. The application is under consideration.