Local Government Finance

Debate between Richard Burden and Baroness Primarolo

Wednesday 12th February 2014 Commons Chamber

[Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab)]

On this issue of spending power, may I take the Minister back to the first and second answers that he gave and see how he puts them together? My hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Erdington (Jack Dromey) talked about the reduction in spending power in a deprived area such as Birmingham. The Minister said, yes, but it has a higher spending power in the first place. My hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame M. Morris) then said that the reason—

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)]

Order. This is not an opportunity to make a speech. I want the hon. Gentleman to put a short question to the Minister.

[Richard Burden]

The Minister said that the reason was that such areas have higher needs. If that is the case, let us go back to the same question: why do the most deprived areas with the highest needs get the biggest reductions?

Hertfordshire County Council (Filming on Highways) Bill [Lords]

Debate between Richard Burden and Baroness Primarolo

Tuesday 26th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[Sir Greg Knight]

rose—

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Order. I am sorry, I am unclear. Mr Burden, have you finished or are you giving way?

[Richard Burden]

I will take an intervention although I was just finishing.