Lord Mann
Main Page: Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)(13 years, 2 months ago)
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Mr Pickles
In a place as diverse as Cornwall we look for a variety of ways in which council and other car parks are charged. We have removed much of the pressure on local authorities to increase the charges. That is something that the previous Government were keen on, as a way of using the motorist as a cash machine. Local charging best takes account of local conditions.
John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab)
On the Localism Bill, 12,000 people in my constituency supported a 1,000-job development, and there was one objector. Guess who the Secretary of State backed. Whatever happened to localism?
The Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark)
Under the Localism Bill, local people will have the right to prevail in future. Once the Bill has received Royal Assent, every community will have the right to a local plan that will then govern decisions made in future.