Local Government Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:30 am on 21 February 2017.
Marcus Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Local Government)
Clause 40 provides spending authorisation for any expenditure incurred in consequence of the Bill. That is necessary in relation to, for example, clause 2 and paragraph 23 of schedule 1, which relate to new types of payment—loss payments and safety net reconciliation payments—to be made by the Secretary of State to authorities.
