My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice is advising me on the price of beer, which I have to confess to not being an expert on myself. I am not going enter into future decisions about tax levels, and I am sure that the hon. Gentleman would not expect me to.
Strong and safe communities need local people to be given a fair say in the rules that we all live by. My hon. Friends the Members for City of Durham (Dr. Blackman-Woods), for Stourbridge (Lynda Waltho) and for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush (Mr. Slaughter) have argued that case very strongly with respect to lap-dancing clubs. We will tighten the controls on lap-dancing clubs, giving local people a greater say in whether those clubs should be allowed to operate in their neighbourhood.
Home Affairs and Justice
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 4 December 2008.
It occurred during Queen's speech debate on Debate on the Address.
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