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Proceeding contribution from Hazel Blears (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 July 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Communities in Control.


Communities in Control

Does the hon. Gentleman think it right and proper, in a modern, 21st-century democracy, that someone over a certain salary level who plays no role at all in advising the council, but who simply happens to be employed by the council by virtue of their contract of employment—the example that I gave was a highways engineer—should be barred from any kind of political activity? I do not.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
478 c1428 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Community development Councillors Democracy Digital technology Finance Information Electoral register Local government Local government services Public participation Voluntary organisations Voluntary work Petitions
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk