To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what account his Department takes of the level of support from the relevant local authorities in considering the creation of a new unitary authority. (314985)

The Secretary of State is now carefully considering the Boundary Committee's advice, all the representations he has received, including those of affected local authorities, and all other relevant information, before taking his statutory decisions about whether, to implement any of the unitary proposals before him, with or without modification, or to take no action on them.