§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if the Government have any plans to change the law on parish referendums. [136726]
§ Ms ArmstrongI refer the hon. Member to the reply 1 gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) on 2 November 2000,Official Report, column 551W.
§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many new parish councils have been formed in each of the last 10 years. [136718]
§ Ms ArmstrongThe table shows the number of new parishes that have been created in each of the last ten years:
Year Number of parishes created 1990–91 19 1991–92 10 1992–93 6 1993–94 10 1994–95 4 1995–96 18 1996–97 9 1997–98 1 1998–99 20 1999–2000 42