Funding Formula
Debate between Owen Smith and Jim Dobbin(13 years, 11 months ago)
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Owen Smith
“Happier”—okay, well perhaps we would be “happier”. I, too, would be “happier” if we went to a needs-based formula; I will concede that much.
In conclusion, I simply add that at last we agree across this House that a fairer funding formula ought to be pursued and that Barnett has seen its day. I therefore commend the Government for considering how we might do something important about it in the future.
Jim Dobbin (in the Chair)
There are still three hon. Members who want to contribute, so I remind hon. Members of the time.