Ministerial Corrections

Thursday 9th February 2023 Ministerial Corrections

Thursday 9 February 2023

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Thursday 9th February 2023 Ministerial Corrections

Local Government Finance

The following is an extract from the debate on local government finance on 8 February 2023:

[The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Michael Gove)]

Within that context, in this year’s local government report we have been able to increase core spending power overall by £5.1 billion, secure an additional £1.7 billion of additional grant funding, ensure additional support for adult and children’s social care, ensure a minimum 3% increase in core spending power for every local authority without the need for council tax increases, and ensure that the most deprived local authorities receive a 17% increase.

[Official Report, 8 February 2023, Vol. 727, c. 986.]

Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the right hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove).

An error has been identified in my response to the debate on local government finance.

The correct response should have been:

[The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Michael Gove)]

Within that context, in this year’s local government report we have been able to increase core spending power overall by £5.1 billion, secure an additional £1.7 billion of additional grant funding, ensure additional support for adult and children’s social care, ensure a minimum 3% increase in core spending power for every local authority without the need for council tax increases, and ensure that the most deprived areas of England will receive 17% more per dwelling in available resource than the least deprived areas.

Defence

Thursday 9th February 2023 Ministerial Corrections

Ukraine: Update

The following is an extract from the Ukraine: Update statement on 16 January 2023.

[Mr Wallace]

The right hon. Gentleman referenced the Army cuts. I have come to this Dispatch Box on numerous occasions and admitted how woeful our Army’s equipment programmes have been in the past and how behind and out of date they have been. That is why we have committed investment of more than £24 billion in Army equipment alone over the next 10 years.

[Official Report, 16 January 2023, Vol. 726, c. 40.]

Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Defence, the right hon. Member for Wyre and Preston North (Mr Wallace):

An error has been identified in my response to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey).

The correct information should have been:

[Mr Wallace]

The right hon. Gentleman referenced the Army cuts. I have come to this Dispatch Box on numerous occasions and admitted how woeful our Army’s equipment programmes have been in the past and how behind and out of date they have been. That is why we have committed to investing £41 billion in Army equipment and support over the next 10 years.