Debates between Jeff Smith and Judith Cummins during the 2019 Parliament

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Debate between Jeff Smith and Judith Cummins
Monday 13th January 2020

(4 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeff Smith Portrait Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab)
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1. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for local authorities in England.

Judith Cummins Portrait Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (Lab)
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13. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for local authorities in England.

Luke Hall Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Luke Hall)
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Next year’s settlement for local government responds to the pressures facing councils by providing access to the largest year-on-year increase in spending power for a decade. Core spending power is expected to rise from £46.2 billion to £49.1 billion in 2020-21—an estimated 4.4% real-terms increase.