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Debate between Jeff Smith and Gerald Jones
Monday 15th June 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeff Smith Portrait Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab)
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What recent estimate he has made of the value of revenue lost by local authorities as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

Gerald Jones Portrait Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab)
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What recent estimate he has made of the value of revenue lost by local authorities as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

Simon Clarke Portrait The Minister of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Mr Simon Clarke)
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We are working closely with the sector to develop a good understanding of the pressures that local authorities currently face. We have announced £3.2 billion of additional funding, councils will be able to defer £2.6 billion in business rates payment, and £850 million in social care grants were paid in April in a move aimed at helping to ease immediate pressures on local authority cash flows.

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