Local Government: Parish Councils

House of Lords written question – answered at on 24 January 2008.

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Photo of Lord Greaves Lord Greaves Spokesperson in the Lords, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Spokesperson in the Lords (Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 3 July 2007 (WA 175), which of the outstanding parish reviews have been dealt with; which will be dealt with under the previous legislation; and which will be dealt with under the transitional provisions in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.

Photo of Baroness Andrews Baroness Andrews Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)

The tables below list the principal councils that have submitted proposals for new or revised parish arrangements which were outstanding at the time of my reply to the noble Lord on 3 July 2007. Table 1 lists the 12 parish cases that have been dealt with under the Local Government and Rating Act 1997; Table 2 lists the 15 cases which the Secretary of State has approved or will shortly decide, and in relation to which she intends as necessary to make orders under the 1997 Act; and Table 3 lists the 21 cases which we intend will be dealt with under transitional provisions following commencement of Part 4 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.

Table 1
Principal Council Principal Council
Birmingham City Council Hertsmere Borough Council
Cheltenham District Council Isle of Wight
East Devon District Council Maidstone Borough Council
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council Portsmouth City Council
Halton Borough Council Stroud District Council
Harborough District Council Tewkesbury District Council
Table 2
Principal Council Principal Council
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council North Norfolk District Council
Cotswold District Council Oxford City Council
High Peak Borough Council Pendle Borough Council
Isle of Wight Council Peterborough City Council
Kettering Borough Council Sevenoaks District Council
Leeds City Council St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Lichfield District Council Thanet District Council
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Table 3
Principal Council Principal Council
Alnwick District Council North Wiltshire District Council
Bradford City Council Restormel Borough Council
Brentwood Borough Council Salisbury District Council
Copeland Borough Council Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council
Daventry District Council Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Hart District Council Suffolk Coastal District Council
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Teignbridge District Council
Lancaster City Council Uttlesford Council
Leeds City Council Wansbeck District Council
Mid Suffolk District Council York City Council
North Dorset District Council

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