Growth and Infrastructure Bill

Helen Jones Excerpts

Monday 5th November 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Pickles]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but I am afraid that a strange municipal machismo has grown up—if one authority managed 40%, another would say, “Well we managed to negotiate 50%.” It is wholly unrealistic.

[Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab)]

Healthy competition.

[Mr Pickles]

That is absolutely right. That goes to the heart of what we are doing. We are pleased to be introducing healthy competition.