Clause 58
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
9:30 am
Patrick Hall (Bedford, Labour)
The hon. Gentleman is reviewing a possible gradation of parish councils in the context of the debate. Within that spectrum, would he care to speculate or comment on the role of urban community councils, which do not have the power to raise a local rate, for example, but none the less exist? There are two such councils in Bedford. They are part of the range of local community representation that exists in the UK.