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Proceeding contribution from Lord Beamish (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 July 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Public Bodies Bill [Lords].


Public Bodies Bill [Lords]

Does my right hon. Friend agree that a lot of what is being proposed is window dressing, in the sense that even closing down bodies such as the Audit Commission will cost some £400 million in pension liabilities and winding up other assets? When we look at some of those organisations in detail, we see that the payback period might not come for, say, 10 years.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
531 c222 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Accountability Cost effectiveness Closures Functions Pay Public bodies Mergers Redundancy Non-departmental public bodies Standards Reform S4C Agricultural Wages Board Gangmasters Licensing Authority Chief Coroner Rural Advocate Statutory instruments
Legislation
Public Bodies Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
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