Simon Danczuk
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(12 years, 9 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
We are very grateful to the Secretary of State for that, for his knowledge and, indeed, for his pronunciation.
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab)
Rochdale will get a real-terms increase of less than 1% in its early intervention grant in the next financial year, despite being 25th in the indices of deprivation. Surrey Heath, home to the Secretary of State, is the third least deprived area in the country, yet the local authority is getting a real-terms increase of 7.2%, the biggest of all local authorities. Will the Secretary of State explain to Rochdale people why that is the case when that funding is supposed to tackle deprivation?
Michael Gove
It is a fair point, but we are using the formula for allocating money designed by the Government so enthusiastically supported by the hon. Gentleman over 13 years.