PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mayors: Greater Manchester (29 January 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the city-region mayor created by the Greater Manchester devolution agreement will be subject to term limits.
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Answer
No. We do not support term limits in local government. The ballot box provides the best mechanism for the electorate to endorse or remove an elected representative.
Answered by:
Kris Hopkins (Conservative)
3 February 2015
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