HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 cc1233-4W
Mr. Tom Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many community councils were operating in England in(a) 1997 and (b) 2001. [58877]

Mr. Raynsford

I have been asked to reply.

Community councils operate in Wales and Scotland. Their counterparts in England are parish councils. 79 new parishes have been created between the years 1997 and 2001.