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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 March 2026

Debate

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Contribution

Amendment 182 relates to local public accounts committees. The Government have engaged significantly on these proposals. Feedback was clear from strategic authorities and the think tank sector: a new system of scrutiny must complement rather than duplicate existing arrangements. It could cut across other forms of local scrutiny, such as integrated care boards, and exactly who would be held accountable across tiers of local and national government could prove unclear.

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