No, because you could have 5 per cent of Newcastle or Richmond concentrated in part of the authority. That would then appear to validate the creation of neighbourhood forums in parts that have expressed no interest whatever.
Localism Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beecham
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 19 July 2011.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Localism Bill.
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2010-12
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