Clause 13
Local Transport Bill [Lords]
2:45 pm
Stephen Hammond (Shadow Minister, Transport; Wimbledon, Conservative)
Lady Winterton has ruled on that matter already. We spoke about it in some depth about an hour and a half ago, but I am happy to go down that line and say that that was the expression of one councillor. He was the only signatory to the letter and he is retiring at the end of April. I have already explained to the Committee that I have invited him twice to London at least, on my own initiative. I do not regard Councillor King as a country yokel. He has done an extraordinary job for transport in West Yorkshire.
None the less, the hon. Member for Eccles has referred to the view of one person. Equally, as I said a few moments ago, there were probably several councillors throughout the country who were unhappy that they were not consulted about the 10p tax rate. We can all play that game. I hear the Minister saying that she was unhappy about the 10p tax rate. [Interruption.] Oh, she wishes to change her view.