Member

What about poor old parish councils, which do a fantastic job? Why are they to be singled out as not being given additional support, unlike other parts of local government? It seems grossly unfair. But then, we have a Government who believe that merging the small battalions into large organisations will somehow make them more efficient and relevant. I can tell noble Lords that we did it in Scotland, with both the police and regional government, and it has not been a success. I am sure many colleagues will have had letters of representation from parish councils wondering why they are being left out of support, despite the marvellous work they do.