Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor George Howarth (Labour), on Monday, 6 February 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 14 members in total.

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Local government

That this House notes the important role of local government in providing services to communities; further notes that, regrettably, councils currently face a funding gap of £3.19 billion; expresses strong concern that the serious depletion of councils’ reserves will lead to vital services being cut; further expresses concern that, as a consequence of energy costs and other inflationary pressures on council budgets, the gap is likely to grow to over £5 billion by 2024-25; and calls on the Government to commit to providing additional resources in order to ensure that local government is properly funded to prevent the problems that will inevitably follow from the funding gap.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

835 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Jon Trickett

Jonathan Edwards

Jim Shannon

Rebecca Long Bailey

Carla Lockhart

Subjects

Local government

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk