Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Bill Esterson and Kit Malthouse

Monday 28th January 2019 Commons Chamber

[The Minister for Housing (Kit Malthouse)]

My hon. Friend is continually effective in bringing the issues of his constituency to this House. He will know that I am unable to comment on a specific neighbourhood plan, but I confirm to him that planning policy is clear that planning done through neighbourhood plans should be safe and should take coastal change into account.

[Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)]

T5. The Liverpool city region is one of the poorest in the country, yet its councils have faced some of the biggest cuts. The Secretary of State knows that services cost more in more deprived areas. Is not the only conclusion to be drawn from this targeting of cuts at the poorest areas that this Government simply could not care less?