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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 22 October 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill.

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for clarifying the point. Nevertheless, I and my colleagues on these Benches remain concerned that what we have here, albeit on a micro scale, is a constitutional change. It introduces appointees to what have previously been democratically elected bodies, and to leave all the detail to regulations is not satisfactory. This provision has been brought in with just a few lines in the Bill, with the detail left to secondary legislation. As we know, parliamentary scrutiny is not always of the quality that your Lordships would like to see. Therefore I wish to test the opinion of the House. On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 30) shall be agreed to? Their Lordships divided: Contents, 54; Not-Contents, 147. Clause 76 [Appointed councillors]: [Amendments Nos. 31 and 32 not moved.] Clause 87 [Constitution of new parish]:

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
695 c890 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Crime Councillors Administration Health services Health authorities Ethics Local government Misconduct Patients Police Membership Payments Parish and town councils Local government executive Rural areas Mayors Local area agreements Local involvement networks Crime and disorder reduction partnerships
Legislation
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill 2006-07
Link
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