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Localism Bill

Proceeding contribution from Graham P Jones (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 November 2011. It occurred during Debate on bills on Localism Bill.
I am grateful to the Minister for trying to clarify that. Many of the organisations to which the Government give money have robust frameworks, but we are talking about a group of individuals who might, in the example of Peel ward, live on an ordinary street near me. They are not subject to the controls, charters, rules or regulations of any organisation. They are outside that, and not part of any judicial framework, so I do not think that he is right. I accept that there is a grey area between who we give money to and how far we should hold them to account in public life. None the less, when someone who lives two streets away from me and is not involved in any organisation can get involved in spending £17,000, might misspend it and cannot be held to account, there is definitely a void. I take the Minister's point, but I am raising a concern that he has failed to answer.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
535 c97-8 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Legislation
Localism Bill 2010-12
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