That is a fair point, as I have said, but perhaps the hon. Lady should have a conversation with the Secretary of State about what his policy is, because we are none the wiser. Indeed, when the code of practice was originally published, the Government specifically rejected a prohibition on authorities taking third-party advertising in their magazines. That is what paragraph 8.25 of the explanatory memorandum had to say.
Local Audit and Accountability Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 October 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Audit and Accountability Bill [Lords].
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