I am grateful to the Secretary of State but I have to say that many other people besides me were architects of the existing system. However, given that doubts are being expressed by many local authorities about whether the provisions in the Bill will achieve the objectives that the Secretary of State has set out, will he, in words of one syllable and in plain English, explain the provisions in the first seven clauses of the Bill, which to most people are absolutely incomprehensible gobbledegook?
Local Government Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Nick Raynsford
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 10 January 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Government Finance Bill.
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