Organised Sporting Events: Charges

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 11:00 am on 11 May 2016.

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Photo of Andrea Jenkyns Andrea Jenkyns Conservative, Morley and Outwood 11:00, 11 May 2016

I am one of the vice-presidents of the Local Government Association, and I chair the all-party group on local democracy. That is on behalf of the National Association of Local Councils, which represents 7,000 town and parish councils. So I can understand what my hon. Friend’s parish council is going through. The Government talk about devolution and more local powers, so I am shocked that we have to have this debate, to be honest, especially as the council had gone to so much trouble even to get Parkrun involved and to help it apply for grants. How can we talk about devolving powers more locally, only for the Government to stick their nose in? How can that be right?