Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Henry Smith and Robert Neill

Monday 5th September 2011 Commons Chamber

[Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)]

T7. I welcome the proposed localisation of the council tax benefits system. Can my hon. Friend say whether the funding of the administration of that system will also be localised, or remain central Government grant?

[Robert Neill]

As my hon. Friend knows, we are consulting on a raft of matters in relation to local government finance. We propose shortly to issue some technical papers. When he has perhaps read those, I will be happy to meet him to discuss the issue.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Henry Smith and Robert Neill

Thursday 10th June 2010 Commons Chamber

[Robert Neill]

The fact is that the deal is done; the money has been spent. We are not seeking to undo it.

[Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)]

Can the Secretary of State confirm that the new regulations to stop having to build on gardens will also apply to local authority-owned gardens, not just to privately owned gardens—