§ Mr. Nigel Spearing (Newham, South)On a point of order Mr. Speaker. Can you assist and advise me? From debates in the House you will be aware that the London Docklands Development Corporation has taken over powers of local government in a substantial area of London, especially in relation to compulsory purchase, public land, and planning powers.
The three areas involved are Newham, Tower Hamlets and Southwark.
The only public representatives who can call the Secretary of State to account for any action of this particularly undemocratic and unelected body are the respective Members for those constituencies, who can pursue parliamentary procedures. An additional £50 million has been allocated to this undemocratic corporation for expenditure in my constituency and in others. I hope that you can advise me, Mr. Speaker, on the way in which I can call the Secretary of State to account and ask him questions when announcements of this sort are made.
§ Mr. SpeakerI cannot be as helpful to the hon. Gentleman as I was to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Lewis). However, I shall consider what he has said.