Clause 57
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]
2:15 pm
Paul Goodman (Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government; Wycombe, Conservative)
Unlike many of the clauses being considered this afternoon, new clause 4 concerns a request to the Local Government Boundary Commission to advise on proposals for the amalgamation of relevant principal councils. The request does not flow from the Secretary of State, but comes up from the bottom, the councils themselves, which is why we thought that it was worth tabling the new clause. It is a relatively simple measure, and I commend it to the Committee.