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Photo of Karl McCartney Karl McCartney Conservative, Lincoln

It is no secret that Chancellors have an overarching influence across all Departments. Within my Lincoln Constituency’s county of Greater Lincolnshire we are faced with major local government reorganisation. Does the Treasury take the view that for the UK’s second largest county a single unitary authority would be in the best financial interests of my constituents when enforcing forthcoming local government reform and devolution?

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