Would the noble Lord like to comment on the situation in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, where most of the councils— Manchester, Wigan, whose leader is no longer in the Chamber but is a Member of this House, and indeed Trafford—have been of a particular political colour for very many years, and yet they are the origin of the Bill that is before us?
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beecham
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 29 June 2015.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL].
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