Clause 53 - Power of veto
Local Government Bill
11:15 am
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight, Conservative)
As the local authority is likely to be closely involved and certainly should be able to discover the content of a BID proposal immediately before it is circulated for a ballot, and as it is impossible to change the proposal after it has been approved by a ballot, would my hon. Friend care to speculate on why the Minister has not permitted the local authority to veto the bid before the expense of a ballot is incurred?