Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrew Percy and Melanie Onn

Monday 28th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab)]

T6. As North East Lincolnshire Council is being forced to shut down its credit union services, does the Minister agree that his Department’s funding cuts to councils have been great news for loan sharks?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Andrew Percy)]

We have provided a long-term funding settlement to North East Lincolnshire Council, which will have £592 million to spend over this Parliament. In addition, the two local enterprise partnerships serving the hon. Lady’s area—the Humber LEP and the Greater Lincolnshire LEP—have received £114 million and £126 million respectively, and we will be making further announcements shortly.