Local Government Finance

Christopher Pincher Excerpts

Monday 13th December 2010 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)]

Order. I remind hon. Members that questions are supposed to be short. If the answers could be short as well, that would be helpful, because many hon. Members still wish to participate.

[Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con)]

Will my right hon. Friend commend Lichfield district council and Tamworth borough council on leading the way by sharing front-of-house and back-office services to save council tax payers’ money? Will he also congratulate Tamworth borough council on its announcement that it is freezing council tax? It is the first time that that has happened in Tamworth in a generation. Does that not demonstrate that Conservative councils offer value-for-money services—

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Order. I have only just said to the House that there should be short questions. That does not mean three short questions or four short questions. The Secretary of State will answer one of those questions.