§ Lord Corbett of Castle Valeasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they plan to go out to consultation on the draft statutory instruments making provision for the conduct of European parliamentary elections and the local and Greater London Authority elections combined with them in 2004. [HL5218]
§ The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)My right honourable friend the Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs have today issued a joint consultation document seeking views on draft statutory instruments which would make provision for the conduct of European parliamentary elections in Great Britain and Gibraltar, for the combination of polls of these elections and certain other elections in England and Wales, for amendments to the Greater London Authority election rules, and for giving effect to the Government's announced intention to move the date of the English local council and Greater London Authority elections in 2004, so that they take place at the same time as the European parliamentary elections.
Comments are invited from key stakeholders and interested parties for the deadline of 11 December 2003.
Copies of these documents are available in the Libraries of the House and will also be available on the OPDM and DCA websites.