Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:06 pm on 13 June 2018.
Baroness Eaton
Conservative
3:06,
13 June 2018
My Lords, councils have a key role in protecting communities and delivering services to residents. Will my noble friend the Minister update the House on the Government’s plans to use the spending review process to assess the key pressure points on local authority funding, including on youth services, that can help to prevent crime, and how it is affecting the delivery of local public services?
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