Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Liam Byrne (Labour), on Tuesday, 14 July 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 18 members in total.

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PUBLIC SPENDING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS

That this House notes the Birmingham Post's revelation that public spending per capita in the West Midlands is just £10,793; further notes that this significantly lags behind other major conurbations, including London, Liverpool and Manchester, despite the significant levels of regional poverty, the regional productivity gap and the importance of the West Midlands region to the national economic performance; believes that the gap between West Midlands funding and funding elsewhere is now too wide; calls on the Government to undertake a review of the unfair treatment of the West Midlands and correct the gap in the Comprehensive Spending Review.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

304 

Session

2015-16

Other sponsors

Alan Meale

John McDonnell

Jim Cunningham

Robert Flello

Lord Spellar

Subjects

Public expenditure Regional planning and development

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk