Part of Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 11:30 am on 18 December 2002.
Philip Hammond
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
11:30,
18 December 2002
The Under-Secretary's comments about the comprehensive performance assessment results neatly draw the Committee's attention to the correlation between adequacy of funding and performance of councils. He might draw a lesson for his Department from that.
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A measure of how our money, through local authorities is spent; a crude reflection of whether 'Best Value' is delivered.
