Local Government Review

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 June 1991.

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Photo of Mr Michael Heseltine Mr Michael Heseltine Secretary of State for Environment 12:00, 12 June 1991

I am sure that my hon. Friend is right, as he has much experience of this matter. I have another concern, however. The Labour party believes that it would control that authority, but it would use it not to enhance London's reputation, but to undermine it. It would use it as a source of continued controversy between local authorities and central Government, and would exploit every considerable disadvantage that it could find to diminish the reputation of the capital city and not to enhance it.