Member

We cannot have three definitions of counties—administrative, ceremonial and historic. The muddle is a nonsense, and we have to end that muddle. I therefore hope that the Minister will consider this matter seriously. I have raised it with Ministers over and over again in my 25 years as a Member of this House. She should consider putting the historic counties and the ceremonial counties together. That would deal with the historical and ceremonial side of things, which is part of our identity, and it would be completely divorced from any local government boundaries, which may change from time to time.