Covid-19 High Street Businesses 2020-07-07
2020-07-07
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Karl McCartney inquires about a major local government reorganisation within Greater Lincolnshire, questioning whether a single unitary authority would be the best financial approach for constituents.
It is no secret that Chancellors have an overarching influence across all Departments. Within my Lincoln constituency's county of Greater Lincolnshire we are faced with major local government reorganisation. Does the Treasury take the view that for the UK's second largest county a single unitary authority would be in the best financial interests of my constituents when enforcing forthcoming local government reform and devolution?
It would be wrong for me, as a Minister, to offer a view on this, but I can tell my hon. Friend that my personal experience has been that the more streamlined, the clearer the lines of authority and the more integrated and shared approach that is taken, the more effective the infrastructure delivery is likely to be.
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