HC Deb 22 October 2001 vol 373 cc96-7W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the timing of the publication of the DTLR document on councillor expenses on 12 September.[9140]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 19 October 2001]: As with any announcement, a range of publication dates were considered. The actual publication date for these documents, 12 September, was as planned from the week before.

Mr. Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he discussed the timing of announcements on councillors' expenses with the Minister for local government and the regions on(a) 11 and (b) 12 September; [9633]

(2) what conversations he has had with the Minister for local government and the regions regarding the latter's press release dated 12 September relating to councillors' expenses.[9634]

Mr. Byers

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I have given today to the hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) (PQ 9140).

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