(10 years, 9 months ago)
Commons ChamberIt is a total change away from the begging bowl system to a reward-and-incentive-based system for local authorities.
Does not this debate highlight what these debates have highlighted year after year—the lack of transparency in being able to judge one side against the other? Every council has had to deal with cuts; some have dealt with them well and some have not. How can voters judge which is which?