Local Authority Funding

Part of Housing, Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at on 28 October 2024.

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Photo of Sam Rushworth Sam Rushworth Labour, Bishop Auckland

The previous Government cut County Durham’s budget by 60%, and we have all seen the Royal Tunbridge Wells video in which the Leader of the Opposition boasted about that act. That is having a real impact on my constituents and the ability of Durham county council to deliver vital services, so will the Minister consider a discussion with Cabinet colleagues about revising those funding formulas to take account of social care costs and deprivation?