New Clause 2
Greater London Authority Bill
Public Bill Committees, 18 January 2007, 4:00 pm
Tom Brake (Shadow Minister, Department for Communities and Local Government; Carshalton & Wallington, Liberal Democrat)
In the interests of enabling the Minister to catch a plane later this afternoon, I will make only a brief contribution given that the debate on this new clause would sound similar to the debate that we have just had on new clause 1. New clause 2 is also about ensuring that the Mayor carries out the maximum consultation. It would require him to notify the assembly of every consultation, publish the responses and identify those he had accepted and those he had not accepted, before proceeding with implementation of whatever proposal he was putting to the electorate or the local population.
New clause 2 requires no further elaboration other than to say that it is again about strengthening consultation, making the process more open and transparent and making sure that the Mayor’s views and the views of those he is consulting are on the record so that a more informed and more consensual decision is taken at the end of the day.