Barry Sheerman

Labour/Co-operative MP for Huddersfield

@BarrySheerman https://facebook.com/Barry4Huddersfield

Central Government Funding for Local Councils

There have been votes in Parliament on the level of funding for local councils.

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Barry Sheerman almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government

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Major votes

  • On 5 Feb 2019: Barry Sheerman voted against setting the main central government grant to local government for 2018-19 at a level 56% lower than it was set for 2017-18. Show vote
  • On 7 Feb 2018: Barry Sheerman was absent for a vote on Local Government Finance (England) 2018-19 — Level of Revenue Support Grant Show vote
  • On 22 Feb 2017: Barry Sheerman voted against setting the main central government grant to local government for 2017-18 at a level 44% lower than it was set for 2016-17. Show vote
  • On 10 Feb 2016: Barry Sheerman voted against setting the main central government grant to local government for 2016-17 at a level 24.6% lower than it was set for 2015-16. Show vote
  • On 10 Feb 2015: Barry Sheerman was absent for a vote on Local Government Finance Report 2015-16 — Level of Revenue Support Grant Show vote
  • On 13 Feb 2013: Barry Sheerman voted against approving the amounts of Revenue Support Grant proposed by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to pay to local councils in 2013-14 Show vote
  • On 9 Feb 2011: Barry Sheerman voted against reducing funding for local councils by 4 percent in 2011-12 compared to 2010-11. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 23 Feb 2021: Barry Sheerman voted for a new partnership between an active state and enterprising business, to continue a COVID-19 related uplift in Universal Credit, to reverse the public sector worker pay freeze, for extra funding for councils to prevent council tax rises, and to establish a "British Recovery Bond" to enable people to invest via a scheme providing loans to new businesses. Show vote
  • On 25 Jan 2021: Barry Sheerman voted for providing councils with funding to support their work tackling COVID-19. Show vote
  • On 28 Mar 2018: Barry Sheerman voted to review local government funding, and to immediately provide more resources to local government. Show vote
  • On 29 Jun 2010: Barry Sheerman voted in favour of expressing regret in relation to central funding of local government and to base future decisions on local government funding on fairness, protecting front line services and promoting growth. Show vote

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