§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what arrangements her Department has made to consult(a) town, (b) parish and (c) community councils about the proposals contained in the document "Living Places—Powers, Rights and Responsibilities". [92654]
§ Margaret BeckettThe consultation paper Living Places—Powers, Rights, and Responsibilities was sent to 370 local authorities, 97 police authorities and constabularies, 17 Government Departments, 23 Government related agencies, 114 public bodies and non-government organisations and 168 companies.
The launch of the consultation at the Urban Summit received wide-spread high profile press coverage in all the major daily publications. 1,400 copies were given out at the summit and the consultation document has also been available since its launch free of charge from DEFRA publications and through the DEFRA website.