Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to encourage more people to stand as councillors.
I refer the hon. Member to the Government response to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee report, Councillors on the frontline (Cm 8582),
www.gov.uk/government/publications/councillors-on-the-frontline-government-response
As well as to the subsequent Ministerial response to the Westminster Hall debate (5 September 2013, Official Report, Column 186WH) and my evidence to the Select Committee of 21 October 2014.