Alberto Costa
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(8 years, 4 months ago)
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Simon Kirby
The hon. Gentleman is, as always, very entertaining. The Chief Secretary has said that we will make an announcement in due course.
Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire) (Con)
T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Philip Hammond)
My priority is to ensure the stability and prosperity of the UK economy. That means a combination of near-term measures to respond to the shock that the economy has received, and longer-term measures to manage the impact of transition out of the EU and to reposition the UK economy to maximise its potential in the new circumstances we will then face.
Alberto Costa
I add my congratulations to the new Front-Bench team. Leicestershire County Council is one of the lowest funded local authorities in the country. The council is reaching the point where it may not be able to meet all its statutory obligations. Given that, will my right hon. Friend help to arrange an urgent meeting between his counterparts in the Department for Communities and Local Government and council officials to discuss this matter?
Mr Hammond
As my hon. Friend notes, that is a CLG lead, but I am very happy to facilitate such a meeting for him.