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Written question asked by Simon Burns (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 February 2006. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Thursday, 2 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.


City Status

Question
(2) when city status will next be awarded to towns in the UK.
Answer

There are no plans to make further grants of city status in the near future. It is for Her Majesty the Queen to decide when a grant of city status should be made. Competitions are usually held to mark important royal anniversaries which are national in nature, not personal. The Queen's 80th birthday is a personal anniversary, being marked by other events.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
47035; 442 c693W;442 c693W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Anniversaries Festivals and special occasions Monarchy Urban areas Elizabeth II, Queen
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk