My right hon. Friend mentions that councils are free to spend their money with fewer strings attached, but does he expect councils to take more responsibility? Does he have a view on Birmingham city council's inability to submit its accounts in such a way that the Audit Commission is able to sign them off? The council has had to waste £60,000 just to have the books re-audited to satisfy the Audit Commission.
Local Government Finance
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 3 February 2010.
It occurred during Legislative debate on Local Government Finance.
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