Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by Kris Hopkins (Conservative). It was answered on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Topical Questions
- Question
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Keighley town council is currently running a £160,000 deficit and has a liability of £1 million. Is my right hon. Friend aware that there is no accountable body for
town councils and therefore no one to protect taxpayers’ money? Will he look at this issue as a matter of urgency?
- Answer
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I am sure that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government will have taken note of the concern that my hon. Friend raises, but I have always thought that town councils were meant to be accountable to the residents of the town.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 564 c881
- Session
- 2013-14
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Finance Monitoring Parish and town councils Standards
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