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      <title>Westminster Hall debates: 26 February 2013</title>
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      <description>MPs debated responsible dog ownership, preserving urban views and more</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Committee argues power and finance must go together if local government is to meet needs of local people </title>
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      <description>Political and Constitutional Reform Committee publishes report</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs take evidence on role of local authorities in health issues</title>
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      <description>Communities and Local Government Committee oral evidence session</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates local government finance settlement  </title>
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      <description>Peers discuss the impact of the finance settlement </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Committee publishes report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Local Audit Bill</title>
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      <description>Draft Local Audit Bill contains risks and gaps which require serious attention, warn MPs.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Committee investigates anti-social behaviour</title>
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      <description>Home Affairs Committee hears from local stakeholders and housing experts on dealing with anti-social behaviour</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Westminster Hall debates: 15 January 2013</title>
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      <description>MPs debated electoral registraton levels and more</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Councillors&amp;#39; future role is on the frontline, says Communities and Local Government Committee</title>
      <link>http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/news/councillors-report-/</link>
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      <description>MPs report the findings from a recent inquiry that looked at the role of a modern councillor</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs take evidence on role of local authorities on health issues and welfare reform</title>
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      <description>Communities and Local Government Committee takes evidence</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Statement on local government finance</title>
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      <description>Communities Secretary made statement to Commons</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Communities and Local Government Committee questions Eric Pickles</title>
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      <description>MPs to take evidence from Eric Pickles MP on the Performance of the DCLG</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee announce programme</title>
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      <description>MPs will complete consideration of the Bill on 6 December</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Second reading of Growth and Infrastructure Bill, have your say</title>
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      <description>MPs debate the principal measures contained in the Bill</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Second reading of Public Service Pensions Bill: have your say</title>
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      <description>MPs debate the principal measures conatined in the Bill</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs question Brandon Lewis MP and political parties about who stands for election to local government </title>
      <link>http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/news/5th-ev-session---councillors-and-the-community/</link>
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      <description>MPs to question Brandon Lewis MP and political parties about who stands for election to local government </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Local Government Finance Bill: Lords third reading</title>
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      <description>Lords considers review of new council tax schemes</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Local Government Finance Bill: Lords report stage day two</title>
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      <description>Lords examines council tax support schemes</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Local Government Finance Bill: Lords report stage day one</title>
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      <description>Lords discusses business rate retention scheme </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Committee publishes findings on the Regional Growth Fund</title>
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      <description>Public Accounts Committee publishes findings</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs to take evidence from Rt Hon Francis Maude MP</title>
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      <description>Communities and Local Government Committee continues Co-operative Council inquiry </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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