§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he authorised the publication of the DTLR press release on(a) councillor allowances and (b) councillor pensions and the regional planning internal advice guidance for the south-west on 12 September; and what conversations he had with his special adviser, Jo Moore, concerning the publication of those press notices. [9192]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 22 October 2001]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 October 2001, Official Report, column 98W, and to the answer I have given today.