Local Authorities (Administrative Burden)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 15 July 2010.

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Photo of Stephen Mosley Stephen Mosley Conservative, City of Chester 10:30, 15 July 2010

One consequence of reducing the administrative burden on local councils and freeing them to take more decisions locally will be to allow them to offer different levels of services from their neighbours. Does my hon. Friend agree that far from being a bad thing, that will allow good councils to differentiate themselves from bad councils and allow local council tax payers the ultimate decision on the type of council they desire?