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Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Friday, 9 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 October 2009. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 19 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Councillors

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of local authority councillors who simultaneously hold posts in both tiers of local government in areas where a two-tier system operates.
Answer

My Department has made no such estimate.The LGA/IDeA 2008 National Census of Local Authority Councillors in England found that 41.3 per cent. of representatives of shire counties were members of another local authority.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
497 c1297-8W; 292997
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Councillors
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk