Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Lord Stunell and Richard Fuller
Andrew Stunell
According to Lambeth council’s own website, it is reducing its front-line service provision by £1 million, but I draw the House’s attention to the fact that it is also increasing its reserves from £83 million last year to £93 million this year. Perhaps the question about equity would be better directed at the council than at us.
Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con)
Some councils, many of them Labour-controlled, are protecting overpaid bureaucracies and slashing services run by the third sector, while others are embracing social enterprise and charities in new models of social services provision. Will the Minister recognise good behaviour in future allocations to get true equity to the people who need it?
Andrew Stunell
I thoroughly understand my hon. Friend's point, and as he will know, the local government resource review will look at those matters in the near future.