Proceeding contribution from Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 26 October 2006. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Local Government White Paper.
Local Government White Paper
The Secretary of State spoke about listening to local people, but I remind her of the result of the north-east referendum. It emphatically rejected regionalism by a staggering seven to one majority on a nearly 50 per cent. turnout. Does she believe that unelected regional assemblies will be more popular than elected ones? Will she include in her proposals provisions for referendums in all the regions of England, so that local people can decide whether they want to keep unelected regional assemblies, or whether the want they want the powers to be returned to local authorities, where they belong?
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- 2005-06
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- Accountability Councillors Local government Local government services Public participation Local government executive Standards Reform Unitary councils
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