Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bernard Jenkin (Conservative), on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 48 members in total.

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COST OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

That this House notes that when a referendum was given to the Scottish people on devolution, the projected cost of the Scottish Parliament was ??40 million; is shocked that six years later the cost of heading towards ??400 million; notes also that the cost of running devolved government in London has been five times the Government's estimate prior to the London Assembly being established; and demands that Her Majesty's Government provides a factual, not fictional, projected cost of regional assemblies to electors in regions facing a referendum.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

83 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Costs Construction Buildings Public expenditure Scotland Regional government Scottish Parliament Building

Link

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