That this House notes that the Minister for Local Government publicly advocated the merger of Craven and Ribble Valley Councils at a time when the Local Government Commission was in the process of reviewing North Yorkshire, and that he publicly described a possible merger of Craven and Harrogate as a dead duck; and, on the grounds that he is prejudiced and has already formed a view, believes he should take no part in the Government's consideration of the local government Commission's final report on North Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire published on 24th January nor in the final report on Lancashire which will be submitted in due course.

That this House notes that the Minister for Local Government publicly advocated the merger of Craven and Ribble Valley Councils at a time when the Local Government Commission was in the process of reviewing North Yorkshire, and that he publicly described a possible merger of Craven and Harrogate as a...

That this House believes that the salaries of the Scottish Office and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food fisheries ministers should be reduced to reflect their failure to even attempt to fight for Scottish fishing interests at the Fisheries Council meeting on Monday 23rd November by their refusal to request a supplementary haddock quota for the remainder of 1992; and notes that many families throughout the fishing communities will suffer a bleak Christmas because of the dereliction of duty by the honourable Member for Skipton and Ripon and the honourable Member for Dumfries.

That this House believes that the salaries of the Scottish Office and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food fisheries ministers should be reduced to reflect their failure to even attempt to fight for Scottish fishing interests at the Fisheries Council meeting on Monday 23rd November by their refusal to request...