(7 years, 5 months ago)
Lords Chamber Lord Kennedy of Southwark
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Lord Kennedy of Southwark 
        
    
        
    
        I appreciate that, and I thank the noble Lord for it. I am not convinced, but I will leave it there. All I will say is that, as I have said many times before, I think that the local government reorganisation in England is confused, and I respectfully suggest that the noble Lord’s explanation highlights that.
 Baroness Maddock
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Baroness Maddock 
        
    
        
    
        Does the noble Lord have any comment on the idea that one way out of this would have been to allow Christchurch to look at going into Hampshire? The Government were less than helpful when Christchurch wanted to do that.