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Debate on bill on Friday, 5 February 2010, in the House of Commons, led by David Chaytor. The answering member was Lord Austin of Dudley.

Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill

Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Public Bill Committee.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
505 c517-35 
Session
2009-10
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Legislative stage
Second reading
Procedure
Private members' bills proceedings
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
David Chaytor | 505 c534-5 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes his point extremely well. I am sure that the Minister will have listened ca...
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 505 c534 (Link to this contribution) Let me make it clear that I was not necessarily suggesting that the list should appear on the face o...
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 505 c530-1 (Link to this contribution) First, I welcome the comments of the right hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Mr. Raynsford) an...
Nick Raynsford | 505 c529-30 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for her kind reference to it. It is concerned about the matter, as am I, because there...
Justine Greening | 505 c525-7 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman raises an important practical example, demonstrating why we want the Bill to be i...
Nick Raynsford | 505 c527-9 (Link to this contribution) At the outset, I should declare a non-remunerated interest: I am the chairman of the Centre for Publ...
Andrew Dismore | 505 c525 (Link to this contribution) First Capital Connect—my example—has seriously affected not only my constituents but those of all MP...
Justine Greening | 505 c524-5 (Link to this contribution) The Opposition very much appreciate the Bill's intention, which is to give councils much greater pow...
David Chaytor | 505 c522-4 (Link to this contribution) Again, my hon. Friend makes an important point. As he knows, that would be the subject of future reg...
Andrew Dismore | 505 c522 (Link to this contribution) Would my hon. Friend's Bill extend to railway contractors? I have in mind the appalling record of Fi...
David Chaytor | 505 c521-2 (Link to this contribution) That is an important point, and that concern has been raised by a number of organisations. However, ...
David Chaytor | 505 c520 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend raises a really important point. From my point of view, the groups that he mentions w...
Andrew Dismore | 505 c520 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend has a very good Bill, and there are some important points raised by it. I have a ques...
David Chaytor | 505 c519-20 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend raises a very important point. In the Bill there is no such way, but through the ball...
Andrew Dismore | 505 c519 (Link to this contribution) One of my concerns about my hon. Friend's Bill is that there is no provision that addresses the ques...
David Chaytor | 505 c517-9 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. My Bill will strengthen the scrutiny powers...
David Chaytor | 505 c533-4 (Link to this contribution) I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions to this debate. When I spoke about t...
Lord Austin of Dudley | 505 c531-3 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bury, North (Mr. Chaytor) on his success in the ballot ...
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 505 c520-1 (Link to this contribution) On that point, I am never particularly in favour of giving Ministers all sorts of discretionary powe...
Subjects
Accountability Costs Contracts for services Local government Local government finance Powers Local government services Standards
Legislation
Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill 2009-10
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Yes
Link
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