Is that not the crux of the matter? The previous Government talked about introducing national legislation. It costs local councils an enormous amount of money to promote private Bills, so would not such legislation solve that problem?
City of Westminster Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Peter Bone
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 July 2010.
It occurred during Legislative debate on City of Westminster Bill [Lords].
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