Lyons Inquiry into Local Government
Public debate and consultation
This part of the website is dedicated to promoting the public debate on local government, and includes links to submissions received by Sir Michael Lyons

Submissions received
List submissions received by the Lyons Inquiry during 2004 and 2005
List responses to "Lyons Inquiry into Local Government: Interim Report and Consultation Paper" (published December 2005)
List responses to "National prosperity, local choice and civic engagement: a new partnership between central and local government for the 21st century" (published May 2006)
List responses to the "Lyons Inquiry Discussion Document" on Barker, Eddington and Leitch (published December 2006)
Letters to stakeholders
Index of letters sent to stakeholders by the Lyons Inquiry
Selected responses to "National prosperity, local choice and civic engagement: a new partnership between central and local government for the 21st century" (published May 2006)
 
Businesses
From: Notting Hill Housing Group (K Davies)
Dated: 20/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 58 kb)
From: South Somerset Homes (Geoff Atkinson)
Dated: 17/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 324 kb)
 
Business organisations
From: Association of Charity Shops (David Moir)
Dated: 22/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 84 kb)
From: British Chambers of Commerce (David Frost)
Dated: 27/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 93 kb)
From: British Holiday & Home Parks Association (Ros Pritchard)
Dated: 17/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 484 kb)
From: British Hospitality Association (Martin Couchman)
Dated: 18/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 279 kb)
From: Confederation of British Industry (Neil Bentley)
Dated: 02/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 212 kb)
From: Federation of Small Businesses (Doreen Wyatt)
Dated: 01/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 58 kb)
From: London First (Irving Yass)
Dated: 08/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 2,860 kb)
 
Principal local authorities
From: Cambridge City Council (Simon Payne)
Dated: 17/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 52 kb)
From: Chesterfield Borough Council (David Shaw)
Dated: 17/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 2,370 kb)
From: Christchurch Borough Council (Ann Simon)
Dated: 01/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 113 kb)
From: Derby City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 94 kb)
From: Derby City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 121 kb)
From: Derby City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 409 kb)
From: Derby City Council (Philip Walker)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 119 kb)
From: Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council (Cllr Reg Chrimes)
Dated: 27/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 162 kb)
From: Harrogate Borough Council (John Sowden)
Dated: 25/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 123 kb)
From: Leeds City Council (Alan T Gay)
Dated: 20/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 676 kb)
From: London Borough of Hillingdon (Christopher Neale)
Dated: 17/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 178 kb)
From: London Borough of Hillingdon (Christopher Neale)
Dated: 26/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 235 kb)
From: Manchester City Council (Sir Richard Leese)
Dated: 01/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 110 kb)
From: Manchester City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 01/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 352 kb)
From: Newark and Sherwood District Council ( Officials)
Dated: 27/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 1,130 kb)
From: North Dorset District Council (Liz Goodall)
Dated: 17/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 126 kb)
From: North East Derbyshire District Council (K.J. Turner)
Dated: 01/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 319 kb)
From: Norwich City Council (Laura McGillivray)
Dated: 06/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 246 kb)
From: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Cllr. Merrick Cockell)
Dated: 31/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 136 kb)
From: Shropshire County Council (Officials )
Dated: 24/03/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 62 kb)
From: St Edmundsbury Borough Council ( Officials)
Dated: 25/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 69 kb)
From: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (Mark Bailey)
Dated: 30/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 159 kb)
From: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council ( Officials)
Dated: 30/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 108 kb)
From: Stratford-on-Avon District Council ( Officials)
Dated: 24/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 481 kb)
From: Surrey County Council (Nick Skellett)
Dated: 14/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 66 kb)
From: Taunton Deane Borough Council (Penny James)
Dated: 29/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 133 kb)
From: Taunton Deane Borough Council ( Officials)
Dated: 29/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 755 kb)
From: Wolverhampton City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 06/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 285 kb)
From: Wolverhampton City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 06/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 381 kb)
From: Wolverhampton City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 06/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 125 kb)
From: Wolverhampton City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 06/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 57 kb)
From: Wolverhampton City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 06/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 125 kb)
From: Wolverhampton City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 06/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 56 kb)
From: Wolverhampton City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 06/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 95 kb)
From: Wolverhampton City Council ( Officials)
Dated: 06/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 647 kb)
From: Wycombe District Council (Charles Meakins)
Dated: 31/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 86 kb)
 
Other local authorities
From: Uttlesford District Council (Cllr Jan Menell)
Dated: 15/12/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 65 kb)
 
Police authorities
From: Metropolitan Police Authority (John May)
Dated: 10/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 251 kb)
 
Fire and emergency authorities
From: Kent Fire and Rescue Service (Charlie Hendry)
Dated: 24/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 387 kb)
 
Local government organisations
From: ALG + LGA ( Officials)
Dated: 17/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 2,590 kb)
From: Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) ( Officials)
Dated: 28/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 160 kb)
From: British Resorts and Destinations Association (Peter Hampson)
Dated: 11/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 221 kb)
From: Chief Economic Development Officers' Society (CEDOS) ( Officials)
Dated: 04/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 148 kb)
From: Chief Economic Development Officers' Society (CEDOS) ( Officials)
Dated: 04/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 188 kb)
From: Chief Economic Development Officers' Society (CEDOS) ( Officials)
Dated: 04/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 214 kb)
From: Core Cities (Chris Murray)
Dated: 28/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 93 kb)
From: Core Cities (Tony Travers)
Dated: 28/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 295 kb)
From: County Councils Network (Sean Nolan)
Dated: 21/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 103 kb)
From: County Councils Network ( Officials)
Dated: 21/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 145 kb)
From: County Councils Network ( Officials)
Dated: 21/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 252 kb)
From: Destination Performance UK (David Phillips)
Dated: 06/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 134 kb)
From: Local Government New Zealand (Bruce Robertson)
Dated: 15/11/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 213 kb)
From: Local Government Yorkshire and Humber ( Officials)
Dated: 29/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 184 kb)
From: London Councils (Association of London Government) (Mike Davis)
Dated: 31/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 306 kb)
From: National Federation of ALMOs ( Officials)
Dated: 11/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 174 kb)
From: National Federation of ALMOs ( Officials)
Dated: 11/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 151 kb)
From: National Federation of ALMOs ( Officials)
Dated: 11/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 389 kb)
From: SIGOMA (Cllr. Stephen Houghton)
Dated: 15/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 118 kb)
From: SIGOMA ( Officials)
Dated: 15/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 3,050 kb)
From: South East County Leaders (Keith R Mitchell)
Dated: 15/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 5,580 kb)
From: South East County Leaders (Keith Mitchell)
Dated: 04/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 102 kb)
From: South East County Leaders ( Officials)
Dated: 04/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 134 kb)
From: South East County Leaders ( Officials)
Dated: 04/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 6,180 kb)
From: South West Local Government Association (Cllr. Ron Parker)
Dated: 16/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 404 kb)
From: Worcestershire County Association of Local Councils ( Officials)
Dated: 06/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 60 kb)
 
Regional bodies
From: England's Regional Development Agencies ( Officials)
Dated: 04/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 113 kb)
 
National bodies
From: Chartered Institute of Housing (David Butler)
Dated: 16/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 65 kb)
From: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy ( Officials)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 278 kb)
From: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy ( Officials)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 95 kb)
From: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (Laura Rowley)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 75 kb)
From: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (David Smith)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 150 kb)
From: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (Andrew Travers)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 80 kb)
From: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (Maureen Wellen)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 89 kb)
From: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (David Wood)
Dated: 31/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 68 kb)
From: Office of Fair Trading (Philip Collins)
Dated: 23/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 837 kb)
From: Standards Board for England (Sir Anthony Holland)
Dated: 06/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 426 kb)
From: The Electoral Commission (Sam Younger)
Dated: 25/05/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 237 kb)
From: UK Public Health Association (Angela Mawle)
Dated: 27/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 214 kb)
From: UK Public Health Association ( Officials)
Dated: 27/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 243 kb)
 
Government organisations
From: National Audit Office (John Bourn)
Dated: 27/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 281 kb)
 
Campaign organisations
From: Association of Second Homeowners ( Officials)
Dated: 01/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 2,170 kb)
From: Better Government for Older People (Nigel Druce OBE)
Dated: 19/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 170 kb)
From: Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG) (Richard Jeffrey)
Dated: 11/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 399 kb)
From: Help the Aged ( Officials)
Dated: 18/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 192 kb)
From: Labour Land Campaign (Jerry Jones)
Dated: 31/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 205 kb)
From: Localise West Midlands (Jon Morris)
Dated: 30/05/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 99 kb)
From: Localise West Midlands ( Officials)
Dated: 30/05/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 166 kb)
From: The Tourism and Conservation Partnership (Chris Collier)
Dated: 14/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 294 kb)
 
Other selected groups
From: Academy for Sustainable Communities (Peter Roberts)
Dated: 26/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 105 kb)
From: Institute for Transport Studies (C Kelly, C Nellthrop & G Marsden)
Dated: 11/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 477 kb)
From: Institute for Transport Studies (G Marsden & A May)
Dated: 11/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 505 kb)
From: Institute for Transport Studies (Dr Greg Marsden)
Dated: 11/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 173 kb)
From: Institute of Community Cohesion (Ted Cantle)
Dated: 19/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 317 kb)
From: Joseph Rowntree Foundation (David Walker)
Dated: 02/10/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 178 kb)
From: Local Government Information Unit (Jo Dungey)
Dated: 30/05/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 124 kb)
From: Local Government Information Unit (Dennis Reed)
Dated: 30/05/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 136 kb)
From: National Council for Voluntary Organisations ( Officials)
Dated: 31/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 204 kb)
From: New London Government Network ( )
Dated: 30/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 0 kb)
From: The Road Adoption Campaign (George Parkin)
Dated: 31/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 510 kb)
From: Tourism Management Institute (Amanda Shepherd)
Dated: 31/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 402 kb)
From: UNISON Devon County Branch (Colin Lomax)
Dated: 03/08/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 1,060 kb)
From: University of Manchester (IPEG) ( )
Dated: 01/06/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 249 kb)
From: University of Warwick ( Researchers)
Dated: 11/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 602 kb)
From: URBED (Nicholas Falk)
Dated: 25/09/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 115 kb)
From: Warwick Institute for Employment Research (Dr. Michael Orton)
Dated: 11/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 167 kb)
From: Young Foundation (Paul Hilder)
Dated: 01/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 316 kb)
From: Young Foundation (Saffron James)
Dated: 01/07/06. Read submission (Adobe Acrobat file - 249 kb)
Contact details
The Lyons Inquiry has now closed. Please direct your queries to Communities and Local Government or HM Treasury.
Communities and Local Government general enquiries helpline: 020 7944 4400
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