Clause 12
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
5:45 pm
Alistair Burt (Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government), Communities and Local Government; North East Bedfordshire, Conservative)
Without going over the short debate that we have just had, given that this is an extensive provision will the Minister confirm that the aim of the clause is to restate the existing structures of any bodies that he will have rearranged through the reorganisation process that we have discussed? He is to have powers to deal with
“the total number of members of”
local authorities,
“the number of councillors to be returned”
and
“the name of any electoral area”.
Those are extensive and it would be interesting to hear how they are to be exercised. A number of areas may face a reduction in the number of councillors. How might that be handled?