Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Prisk and Graham Allen

Monday 3rd June 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Prisk]

I think that we all want to applaud British design, particularly in the development of new towns and garden cities, especially the great city of Milton Keynes. This is something that we should take pride in, and I am sure that the good people of Milton Keynes will do so.

[Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab)]

T7. The Minister may have read my Select Committee’s recent report on greater independence for local government. Ministers and politicians of all parties work hard to devolve power, yet the Whitehall culture always seems to suck power back into the centre. What does he propose to do about that as some good advice for future Governments?