The hon. Gentleman is allowing the perfect to become the enemy of the good. If local authorities in other parts of the country wish to have that power, I have no objection to that. The Bill is a good step in the right direction, and goes some way towards ameliorating the impact of the huge reductions in Government funding for local authorities.
London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Williamson
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 25 January 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on London Local Authorities Bill [Lords].
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