§ Mr. David StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the timescale of the award of city status in the UK. [120225]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThirty-nine applications have been received for the Millennium grant of city status from towns in the United Kingdom. Each application is being considered on its individual merits and in the light of all information submitted in its support. No date has yet been set for the announcement of the new city.