§ Baroness Scott of Needham Marketasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the proposed changes of dual mandate will preclude Members of the House of Lords serving as members of a local authority. [HL3687]
§ Lord Falconer of ThorotonNo. This proposal, if assented to by the European Parliament and agreed by the Council of the European Union, would make membership of the European Parliament incompatible with membership of a national parliament from 2004, though the UK has obtained a derogation for serving members of the UK Parliament until 2009. It has no implications for the membership of local authorities.