Clause 7
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
5:00 pm
Phil Woolas (Minister of State (Local Government & Community Cohesion), Department for Communities and Local Government; Oldham East and Saddleworth, Labour)
Indeed. The proposal must pass all the criteria. This is not a cherry-picking exercise. One has to weigh up the strengths and weaknesses of the proposals, but proposals must pass the criteria. As I said in evidence to the Committee in Portcullis House, the value for money criterion is particularly important.