Written question asked by Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 30 January 2004. It was answered by Nick Raynsford (Labour) on Friday, 30 January 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations he has received from the (a) British chambers of commerce, (b) Confederation of British Industry and (c) Institute of Directors on proposals to establish elected regional assemblies; what response he has made; and if he will place in the Library copies of the exchanges of correspondence on this issue.

Answer: Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he has received from the (a) British chambers of commerce, (b) Confederation of British Industry and (c) Institute of Directors on proposals to establish elected regional assemblies; what response he has made; and if he will place in the Library copies of the exchanges of correspondence on this issue. [151005] Mr. Raynsford: After the White Paper was published the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister received one response each from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the British Chamber of Commerce. Each received a reply thanking them for their comments. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has also received letters from a number of individual chambers of commerce. It is not the practice to disclose the contents of correspondence by placing it in the Library. However a summary of the responses to the White Paper "Your Region, Your Choice" are available in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 417 c612W; 151005
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Business Correspondence Industry Regional government Confederation of British Industry British Chambers of Commerce Institute of Directors
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk