Andy Slaughter
Main Page: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)(10 years, 12 months ago)
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Mr Pickles
I welcome that news from Slough council. It sounds very continental.
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab)
Hammersmith and Fulham has increased its take from moving vehicle penalty charge notices by 400% in four years. It raises £2.7 million from one box junction alone, and it says it does this to increase parking revenue, not to improve the movement of traffic. What will the Secretary of State do about Tory councils that rip off motorists?
Mr Pickles
I am shocked to hear this. Hammersmith and Fulham is an exemplary council: not many councils in this country have consistently reduced council tax by 3% every year. I do not think, therefore, that its population is being ripped off, but I shall certainly take a most careful look at the hon. Gentleman’s remarks.