Local Government Finance Settlement Debate

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Wera Hobhouse

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Local Government Finance Settlement

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Tuesday 19th December 2017

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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I assure my hon. Friend that care, be it children’s social care or adult social care, is at the forefront of our mind when looking at this settlement and making sure that the resources that are needed are in place. That is why we have the increase announced at the spring Budget, with half of that £2 billion coming this financial year. As for Staffordshire, it has that extra flexibility, like other councils, but this settlement will also lead to an additional £10.6 million, which I am sure will be welcome.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
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Has today’s announcement actually reversed anything in the long-term tendency to punish more deprived areas in this country?

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What today’s announcement has done is make sure that local authorities have the resources they need to look after their local communities.