§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many resignations of parish councillors he has received notice of by reason of the new Model Code of Conduct for Parish Councils. [72806]
§ Mr. LeslieI refer to the answer the Minister for Local Government, my right hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Mr. Raynsford), gave to the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) on 21 June 2001,Official Report, column 629W.
Since that answer, some 20 more parish councillors (making around 50 in all) have written saying that they have resigned in response to the introduction of the code.
§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he is intending to review next the new Model Code of Conduct for Parish Councillors. [72805]
§ Mr. LeslieWe will decide the timing and form of any review of the Model Code in the light of the experience of councils' adopting and implementing their own codes of conduct in accord with the Model Code.