To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ask the CRE to extend the deadline for parish councils which received the consultative document on the draft code of practice on the duty to promote race equality late; and if he will list, by county, the parish councils which responded to the consultation.

holding answer 30 April 2002

As I said in my reply of 13 March 2002, the consultation period ended on 28 February 2002 but the deadline was extended until 15 March 2002 for those Parish Councils who notified the Commission for Racial Equality that they had received the consultation pack late. No further extension is possible.

The draft Code of Practice was laid before Parliament on 17 April.

The 87 Parish Councils which responded to the consultation exercise are listed alphabetically below (but a breakdown by county is not available).

Name of Parish Council

Ardeley Parish Council

Arlesey Town Council

Ashington Parish Council

Balderton Parish Council

Barlaston Parish Council

Barton Mills Parish Council

Beccles Town Council

Birchanger Parish Council

Birstall Parish Council

Blithfield Parish Council

Bradwell Parish Council

Brockdish and Thorpe Parish Council

Buckingham Town Council

Cheddleton Parish Council

Chepping Wycombe Parish Council

Chipperfield Parish Council

Chipstable Parish Council

City of Ely Council

Clayworth Parish Council

Cottered Parish Council

Dean and Shelton Parish Council

Dilham Parish Council

Dover Town Council

East Hoathly with Halland Parish Council

Eastfield Parish Council

Emberton Parish Council

Etchingham Parish Council

Fakenham Town Council

Farnham Parish Council

Gnosall Parish Council

Godalming Town Council

Granborough Parish Council

Gurnard Parish Council

Haughton Parish Council

Haydon Wick Parish Council

Headley Parish Council

Hedge End Town Council

Hedon Parish Council

Hessle Town Council

Hexham Town Council

Holtby Parish Council

Holywell and Needingworth PC

Hopton and Coton Parish Council

Hoveton Parish Council

Hythe and Dibden Parish Council

Ingestre With Tixall Parish Council

Leominster Town Council

Llantwit Major Town Council

Maplethorpe and Sutton Town Council

Mavesyn Ridware Parish Council

Mossley Town Council

Newborough Parish Council

Newbrough Parish Council

Newholm—cum—Dunsley Parish Council

North Hykeham Town Coucil

Ormesby St. Michael Parish Council

Perton Parish Council

Peterlee Town Council

Porter Heigham Parish Council

Purleigh Parish Council

Quarnford Parish Council

Ringwood Town Council

Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council

Santon Downham Parish Council

Seaford Town Council

Sealescombe Parish Council

Shildon Town Council

Skegness Town Coucil

St Ives Town Council

Steeton with Eastburn Parish Council

Steppingley Parish Council

Stotfold Town Council

Tavistock Town Council

Terrington St Clement Parish Council

Tollesbury Parish Council

Trimingham Parish Council

Uckfield Parish Council

Uckfield Town Council

Warden Parish Council

Watford Rural Parish Council

Werrington Parish Council

West Buckland Parish Council

West Itchenor Parish Council

Wootton Parish Council

Worth Parish Council

Wyhondley Parish Council

Wythall Parish Council.