Is my hon. Friend as concerned as I am about the utter waste of public money involved in all this? Each of the Bills before us costs its local authority about £100,000, given the amount of their officers' time that is taken up. The one for Newcastle is alleged to have cost nearly £200,000.
Manchester City Council Bill [Lords](By Order)
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Brian Iddon
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 June 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Manchester City Council Bill [Lords](By Order).
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