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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Charles Irving (Conservative), on Wednesday, 15 January 1992, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 3 members in total.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL SPENDING LIMIT

That this House believes the Government should be aware of the extreme distress being caused in Gloucestershire by Ministers' refusal to take steps to modify expenditure capping limits in order to avoid serious cuts and redundancies which will otherwise have to be made in the education and police services; notes that despite having received a delegation of honourable Members for the county and also members of the county council, authority to raise the spending limit and therefore to avoid community charge capping has been refused, constituting a serious threat to the essential services needed by the people of Gloucestershire; and believes the results will inevitably increase the serious situation for parents and teachers, reduce the ability of the police to deal with increased crime levels, and further delay social services and the implementation of Government legislation, causing despair and misery to the elderly.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 3 amendments.

483A1
at end add 'and is fully aware that many county councils have been placed in a similar position over the years due to the Government's anti-social policies on local government finance'.
483A2
leave out from 'refused' to end and add 'and urges Ministers to transfer money from the under-used budget for youth training in Gloucestershire to education in Gloucestershire.'.
483A3
leave out from 'by' to end and add' the County Council's failure to keep proper control of its budget and its flagrant disregard of the interests of tax and community charge payers; notes that its standard spending assessment has increased from ??254 million to ??318 million in two years and its education spending assessment increased from ??148 million to ??183 million in the same period; deplores its attempt to blame the Government for its own financial mismanagement; asks the Council to admit that had it not overspent in some directions it would not need to make economies in others; and urges the Council to place education and the needs of schools and pupils at the top of its list of priorities where they belong.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
483 
483A1 
483A2 
483A3 
Session
1991-92
Subjects
Community charge capping Gloucestershire County Council
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk