What is clear from the Bill is that the Secretary of State will not only retain but increase his powers to interfere in local government finance. The question of how a future Secretary of State should use those powers will be of great concern to many councils.
Local Government Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 18 January 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Local Government Finance Bill.
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2010-12
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