Clause 1
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]
11:00 am
Stewart Jackson (Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government; Peterborough, Conservative)
I thank my right hon. Friend, who makes a strong case, for giving way. He has brought to the Committee’s attention the iron curtain between Lancashire and Yorkshire that we know has existed for hundreds of years. Does he agree that, essentially, the clause will incrementally cause gradations of authority among voters, because the council tax payers of an area will be effectively put on the same level as people who might visit a municipality for half a day? Surely, that cannot be the purpose of the Bill and it cannot be right.