Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Wendy Morton and Mark Francois
Mr Francois
I am very glad to see the hon. Gentleman in his place. We all know that money is tight, but it is worth reminding the House that the Department for Communities and Local Government contributed a package of £230 million to the recent in-year savings exercise, which was found mainly from unallocated contingencies and better than anticipated land receipts. As a result, we did not need to reopen the local government finance settlement for councils for 2015-16. I understand that that was received well across the whole of local government, even in some Labour authorities.
Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)
5. What steps the Government are taking to release more public sector land for development.