Clause 32 - Ancillary powers
Local Government Bill
8:55 am
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West, Conservative)
There is indeed something sinister about the wording of subsection (2). I wonder whether the Minister would explain the distinction—if there is one—between requiring a local authority to formulate policies on a particular matter and determining what those policies are. I hope that the Minister will assure us that there is
such a distinction. Otherwise, there is little point in placing a duty on the local authority to formulate policy if the Minister is going to do it himself.