Bob Blackman
Main Page: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)(13 years, 2 months ago)
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Mr Pickles
I am always glad to congratulate my hon. Friend’s council and have no hesitation in doing so today.
Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)
Will my right hon. Friend join me in condemning Labour-run Brent council, which at tonight’s budget meeting proposes to close six libraries and all its day care centres, introduce fortnightly refuse collections, and hammer street cleansing and the voluntary sector, while taking the £2.5 million grant that was meant to freeze council tax and applying it to balances?
Mr Pickles
What a tragic council that is. All it needs to do is take a short ride on the tube to see adjoining authorities in London that are protecting libraries, expanding their services and protecting the front line. No doubt it will get its come-uppance.