Mary Creagh

Former Labour MP for Wakefield

@MaryCreaghMP https://facebook.com/marycreaghwakefield

Central Government Funding for Local Councils

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

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Mary Creagh consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government

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Major votes

  • On 5 Feb 2019: Mary Creagh 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: Mary Creagh voted against setting the main central government grant to local government for 2018-19 at a level 28% lower than it was set for 2017-18. Show vote
  • On 22 Feb 2017: Mary Creagh 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: Mary Creagh 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: Mary Creagh was absent for a vote on Local Government Finance Report 2015-16 — Level of Revenue Support Grant Show vote
  • On 13 Feb 2013: Mary Creagh 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: Mary Creagh voted against reducing funding for local councils by 4 percent in 2011-12 compared to 2010-11. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 28 Mar 2018: Mary Creagh voted to review local government funding, and to immediately provide more resources to local government. Show vote
  • On 29 Jun 2010: Mary Creagh 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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