Thank you, Mr Speaker; it is good to see you in the Chair. May we have a debate on rogue councils? Mid Devon District Council, which I have talked about many times, has now threatened its former leaders—other parties as well—with legal action for disputing what has gone on with...

Thank you, Mr Speaker; it is good to see you in the Chair. May we have a debate on rogue councils? Mid Devon District Council, which I have talked about many times, has now threatened its former leaders—other parties as well—with legal action for disputing what has gone on with...

My hon. Friend is very diligent in pursuing these matters at all opportunities, including business questions. I suggest that the issue is perhaps best raised with the Secretary of State on 4 March in departmental questions.

My hon. Friend is very diligent in pursuing these matters at all opportunities, including business questions. I suggest that the issue is perhaps best raised with the Secretary of State on 4 March in departmental questions.

Motion that this House has considered the Mid Devon Council financial settlement. Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10 (6)).

Motion that this House has considered the Mid Devon Council financial settlement. Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10 (6)).

I beg to move,

That this House has considered the Mid Devon Council financial settlement.

May I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your leadership, Dame Angela? It is also wonderful to see my near neighbour, the Minister, in his place; I am very grateful that he is here...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered the Mid Devon Council financial settlement.

May I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your leadership, Dame Angela? It is also wonderful to see my near neighbour, the Minister, in his place; I am very grateful that he is here...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. I am more than grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgwater and West Somerset (Mr Liddell-Grainger) for bringing this topic before us this afternoon. At the start, I want to strike down the ludicrous assertion made by...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. I am more than grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgwater and West Somerset (Mr Liddell-Grainger) for bringing this topic before us this afternoon. At the start, I want to strike down the ludicrous assertion made by...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Earlier, at business questions, the hon. Member for Bridgwater and West Somerset (Mr Liddell-Grainger) made a factually inaccurate and outlandish claim, which he may wish to come to the House to correct. I should say that I have notified him.

Can you inform...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Earlier, at business questions, the hon. Member for Bridgwater and West Somerset (Mr Liddell-Grainger) made a factually inaccurate and outlandish claim, which he may wish to come to the House to correct. I should say that I have notified him.

Can you inform...

I suspect that my right hon. Friend has not been invited to the social event of the year, which is Councillor

Rachel Gilmour’s yuletide knees-up in the village of Bampton in Mid Devon. She lives in a lovely house, which she shares with her husband. The chairman of scrutiny that...

I suspect that my right hon. Friend has not been invited to the social event of the year, which is Councillor

Rachel Gilmour’s yuletide knees-up in the village of Bampton in Mid Devon. She lives in a lovely house, which she shares with her husband. The chairman of scrutiny that...

I think my hon. Friend has got what he wanted on the record. I hope that his local council will reflect on how it is using public funds.

I think my hon. Friend has got what he wanted on the record. I hope that his local council will reflect on how it is using public funds.

Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) reports on Carmarthenshire county council, Guildford borough council, Mid- Devon district council and Renfrewshire council.

Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) reports on Carmarthenshire county council, Guildford borough council, Mid- Devon district council and Renfrewshire council.

On behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the BFI inspection reports on the following councils were published today: Carmarthenshire county council, Guildford borough council, Mid- Devon district council and Renfrewshire council. Copies have been placed in the Library. The BFI reports detail...

On behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the BFI inspection reports on the following councils were published today: Carmarthenshire county council, Guildford borough council, Mid- Devon district council and Renfrewshire council. Copies have been placed in the Library. The BFI reports detail...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement. On behalf of my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the BFI inspection reports on the following councils were published today: Carmarthenshire County Council, Guildford Borough...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement. On behalf of my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the BFI inspection reports on the following councils were published today: Carmarthenshire County Council, Guildford Borough...

SI 1997/1666 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 6 August 1997.

SI 1997/1666 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 6 August 1997.

What proportion of the cost to Mid-Devon District Council of administering community charge benefit will be reimbursed in 1990-91; and what proportion of that cost will be reimbursed in this Department's plans for 1991-92 and each of the ensuing three years. - Inc figures

What proportion of the cost to Mid-Devon District Council of administering community charge benefit will be reimbursed in 1990-91; and what proportion of that cost will be reimbursed in this Department's plans for 1991-92 and each of the ensuing three years. - Inc figures

Whether his proposal to increase: (a) the proportion of community charge benefit paid by district councils by 60 per cent and (b) the percentage paid by district councils in respect of rent relief for tenants with low incomes, is intended to increase the amount of community charge which district councils...

Whether his proposal to increase: (a) the proportion of community charge benefit paid by district councils by 60 per cent and (b) the percentage paid by district councils in respect of rent relief for tenants with low incomes, is intended to increase the amount of community charge which district councils...