Budget Resolutions - Amendment of the Law

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:21 pm on 9 March 2017.

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Photo of Bob Blackman Bob Blackman Conservative, Harrow East 12:21, 9 March 2017

The announcement of money now will be warmly welcomed across the country, but before my right hon. Friend announces the details of the long-term plan, which we welcome as well, the short-term issue is whether the money is new money or money being brought forward from later years, and whether it will be added to baseline budgets so that local authorities can expect to receive that funding each year, rather than being just a one-off funding. Finally, the formula by which this is distributed is key, because different local authorities are under different levels of pressure.