Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Michael Gove Excerpts

Thursday 9th February 2023 Ministerial Corrections

The following is an extract from the debate on local government finance on 8 February 2023:

[The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Michael Gove)]

Within that context, in this year’s local government report we have been able to increase core spending power overall by £5.1 billion, secure an additional £1.7 billion of additional grant funding, ensure additional support for adult and children’s social care, ensure a minimum 3% increase in core spending power for every local authority without the need for council tax increases, and ensure that the most deprived local authorities receive a 17% increase.

[Official Report, 8 February 2023, Vol. 727, c. 986.]

Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the right hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove).

An error has been identified in my response to the debate on local government finance.

The correct response should have been:

[The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Michael Gove)]

Within that context, in this year’s local government report we have been able to increase core spending power overall by £5.1 billion, secure an additional £1.7 billion of additional grant funding, ensure additional support for adult and children’s social care, ensure a minimum 3% increase in core spending power for every local authority without the need for council tax increases, and ensure that the most deprived areas of England will receive 17% more per dwelling in available resource than the least deprived areas.