Lyons Inquiry
Appointed jointly by the Chancellor of the Exchequer ( Gordon Brown ) and the Deputy Prime Minister ( John Prescott ) in the summer of 2004 , Sir Michael Lyons produced several reports over the next 3 years , culminating in a final report on the future of local government published alongside the Chancellor's Budget in March 2007 . 
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