Conor McGinn
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(9 years, 5 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
The misguided Reverend is obviously rather a blinkered fellow, to put it mildly.
Conor McGinn (St Helens North) (Lab)
It was announced yesterday that my local authority in St Helens is having a further £23 million cut from its budget, meaning that by 2020 it will have suffered a 50% reduction in funding under this Government. May we have a debate on the crisis in local government funding and its impact on critical services?
Chris Grayling
Local government has certainly faced budget reductions in recent years, as have many parts of government, but it has also been noticeable how well most councils across the country have adapted to the changes and sustained their services. If the hon. Gentleman’s council, which I have a sneaking suspicion may be a Labour council, has not been able to do that, maybe it is time for a Conservative council in St Helens.