Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008

Debates on delegated legislation on Thursday, 21 February 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Andrews. The answering member was Lord Dixon-Smith.

Draft Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

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Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

699 c41-7GC

Session

2007-08

Department

Chamber / Committee

Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
Tuesday, 8 January 2008
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons

Proceeding contributions

Lord Dixon-Smith | 699 c44-5GC (Link to this contribution) I hesitate to intervene but I have a general question about all the orders. The wording in Article 6...

Lord Geddes | 699 c45GC (Link to this contribution) My information may not be correct but I was told by the Government Whips’ Office this morning that t...

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Baroness Andrews | 699 c47GC (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord is quite right: two-thirds did not. I cannot argue with that. I was making a general ...

Lord Geddes | 699 c47GC (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to the noble Baroness. I have just two points. First, on the ““favourable”” stati...

Lord Geddes | 699 c47GC (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for her remarks. Out of courtesy to her—I mean that—I think...

Baroness Andrews | 699 c41-3GC (Link to this contribution) rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Wiltshire (...

Baroness Andrews | 699 c45GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for going through that process. He was absolutely correct about the ...

Lord Geddes | 699 c46GC (Link to this contribution) Has the Minister any feel at all for when the results of the appeal will be available? I understand ...

Baroness Andrews | 699 c46-7GC (Link to this contribution) Yes. I was grateful for how the noble Lord addressed the other important points. With regard to what...

Lord Geddes | 699 c43-4GC (Link to this contribution) I intervene not as an expert—I am in a minority of one on that score—but simply as a resident of Wil...

Lord Geddes | 699 c45GC (Link to this contribution) In that case, we are hardly waiting for the result of the appeal, unless it is coming out tomorrow.

Baroness Andrews | 699 c46GC (Link to this contribution) It is perfectly proper and correct for us to deal with these orders on Monday. We shall not have the...

Baroness Andrews | 699 c46GC (Link to this contribution) I know that it will be before Easter but it is unlikely to be within a week. It will be a matter of ...

Subjects

Councillors

Elections

Local government

Reorganisation

Unitary councils

Wiltshire

Kennet District Council

Wiltshire Council

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