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Manchester City Council Bill [Lords](By Order)

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. His experience is, of course, greater than mine. I suspect that the LGA has decided that it now needs to do something about this, although I am a little concerned that it has consulted by e-mail. I am unsure whether that went to all Members of the House, as I do not remember seeing it, but I accept that it went to 70 local councils—there are, however, 410 local councils. I also do not know whether that figure included the original councils that have signed up already; if it does, that makes a difference, especially taking London into account.