Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 8 July 2013.
Brandon Lewis
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Communities and Local Government
2:30,
8 July 2013
My hon. Friend is right, and I was delighted to visit Cheshire West and Chester recently and see some of the plans. It is a really good example of how big authorities can do things. Just last week, I saw at the excellent Staffordshire Moorlands and High Peak councils, small authorities with £10 million budgets, that shared management is saving some 20%, according to the chief executives, so it can be done at all levels.