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Proceeding contribution from Lord Rooker (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 14 May 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Greater London Authority Bill.

Greater London Authority Bill

I am not nit-picking. The noble Baroness said that it was a probing amendment, but I homed in on that one because I am being asked a hypothetical question. Regarding the Mayor refusing to publish a skeletal strategy, we have every confidence in the current Mayor. He has been extremely successful as Mayor of London and there is no question about that. That is why no one can find anyone to put forward to beat him. The fact is that a future Mayor might do that and we must take account of that in policy. Where the Mayor has not published a strategy and the Secretary of State considers that he is not taking such steps as are necessary to prepare the strategy,he can issue a direction to the Mayor under subsection (2). We expect the Mayor to publish the timescale for the strategy as soon as reasonably practicable.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
692 c12-3GC 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disclosure of information Accountability Aviation Air pollution Climate change Devolution Carbon dioxide Council tax Finance Environment protection Greater London Energy Drugs Greater London Authority Landfill Local government Local government finance Publications Misuse Pollution control Public participation Mayor of London Museum of London National Consumer Council Waste management Renewable energy Technology Research Carbon emissions London Assembly Government Office for London Greenhouse gas emissions Public health
Legislation
Greater London Authority Bill 2006-07
Link
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