Clause 21 - Accounting practices
Local Government Bill
3:30 pm
Mr Nick Raynsford (Minister of State (Local and Regional Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Greenwich and Woolwich, Labour)
I fully support the hon. Gentleman's views about the importance of resource accounting, and I endorse his views about CIPFA's good work. However, the hon. Gentleman will understand that the ongoing discussions are not yet at a stage that enables me to make an announcement, and it would be premature to give a commitment before discussions are completed. I hope that I have made our intentions clear. We share the hon. Gentleman's objective of ensuring that an effective resource accounting framework is in place.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 21 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 22 ordered to stand part of the Bill.