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Sir Thomas Arnold
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he gives any guidance to commissioners for local adminstration about holding meetings at the request of a local authority, pursuant to a report into its activities.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
No. Commissioners for Local Administration (local ombudsman) are entirely independent of Government in their handling of individual case.