I would not want this discussion to pass without saying something in defence of my local council. Hon. Members are very unfortunate in their experiences of local councils. Salford city council runs a lot of large community events, so it must be very different. It runs proms in the park, Christmas ice skating and many firework displays. We are obviously not as risk averse in my neck of the woods as those other places. I have found that the factor that does get in the way of events such as triathlons and charity fundraising runs, which I am very interested in, is clashes with TV football schedules, and I would be grateful if the Minister commented on that. If Manchester United are scheduled to be on TV at 3 pm, one can forget about a fun run. What is a council meant to do when the police say, ““You can't have your run and this football match.””?
Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Keeley
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 18 March 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill.
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