Clause 4
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
12:45 pm
Robert Syms (Shadow Minister (Local Government), Communities and Local Government; Poole, Conservative)
As I understand it, local authorities have to make their case, as do the people in the area, and the case then goes before the Secretary of State, who decides who else to consult. I presume that, in order to obtain people’s views, it would be necessary to publish the case made by the local authority or by the group of local authorities. Are the details of bids going to be published? If not, how can people challenge the proposals, and argue and debate them? If they are not fully published, what will be published and what will not be? We need to know.