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Proceeding contribution from Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 February 2008. It occurred during Legislative debate on Local Government.


Local Government

The Minister says that the Government rigorously followed the five criteria. One of those criteria was the support of the local people. He will know that in Shrewsbury we had a referendum of my constituents, and on what is a very technical matter more than 18,000 of them bothered to turn up and vote against a unitary authority. That represents almost 70 per cent. of those who voted. How can the Minister say he has followed the criterion of listening to the public when my constituents have voted overwhelmingly against these measures?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c299 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Local government Reorganisation Unitary councils Shropshire Shropshire County Council
Legislation
Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk