Local Government (Scotland)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:41 pm on 24 January 1985.

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Photo of Tom Clarke Tom Clarke , Monklands West 7:41, 24 January 1985

As the Western Isles authority, whose case the right hon. Gentleman is representing so well this evening, is an all-purpose authority, it is impossible for the Minister to make comparisons with regions and districts which, by their nature, have separate functions.