Union Flags

Mr. Dunn
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what restrictions there are on the circumstances and numbers of occasions on which union flags can be flown from civic buildings at the direction of local authorities; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Key
There are no restrictions on the circumstances and numbers of occasions on which union flags can be  flown from civic buildings. It is for local authorities to exercise their discretion for which they are answerable to their electorates.