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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 29 January 2026

Debate

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Contribution

The more recent example is the funding of the rollout of the EV charging infrastructure, which meant that money was routed to the mayor, then to TfL and then on to boroughs to buy the infrastructure. A small change could remove at least one of those layers, thereby removing and reducing costs. A review of London governance as I suggested could consider the role of London Councils representing all 33 boroughs—or 32 plus the City, if you want to be pedantic—and how that might be improved to the benefit of government, councils and, most importantly, the taxpayer.

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