There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but I am afraid that a strange municipal machismo has grown up—if one authority managed 40%, another would say, “Well we managed to negotiate 50%.” It is wholly unrealistic.
Growth and Infrastructure Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Pickles
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 November 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Growth and Infrastructure Bill.
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