Clause 23 - Funding for regional chambers
Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill
6:30 pm
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
The reason is that the money is incremental. The function is currently being discharged by authorities and bodies. I do not see any provision for clawback of money from them, so the Government are proposing additional public expenditure, and Parliament should be able to scrutinise that.