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Ministerial statement on Monday, 27 March 2006, in the House of Commons, led by Phil Woolas.

Council Tax

Statement on council tax for 2006-07 and action on councils that have set excessive budgets.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
444 c567-78 
Session
2005-06
Department
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Phil Woolas | 444 c574 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I am hopeful, and the Government, as regulator of the scheme, stand ready to facilitate discuss...
Mark Pritchard | 444 c576-7 (Link to this contribution) What message does the Minister have for pensioners in my Shropshire constituency, given that they ha...
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Phil Woolas | 444 c578 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point, which he has made before in this Chamber and outsi...
Philip Hollobone | 444 c577-8 (Link to this contribution) The 2006–07 settlement includes an element for population growth, but it is based on census data and...
Phil Woolas | 444 c577 (Link to this contribution) In my statement and in previous answers, I pointed out that one has to look at support for pensioner...
Peter Bone | 444 c577 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister explain what has changed since before the general election, when pensioners were b...
Phil Woolas | 444 c577 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that point again. As I said in my statement, the average coun...
Phil Woolas | 444 c578 (Link to this contribution) Of course, I would be willing to meet my hon. Friend. Last year, we gave, and fulfilled, commitments...
Hugh Bayley | 444 c578 (Link to this contribution) I apologise to the Minister and to the House for being absent when the Minister made his statement. ...
Paddy Tipping | 444 c574 (Link to this contribution) What estimate has the Minister made of the effect of the local government pension scheme on council ...
Speaker | 444 c574 (Link to this contribution) Order. I seek the help and co-operation of the House. I am mindful of the amount of time that Front ...
David S Borrow | 444 c575 (Link to this contribution) May I raise with the Minister the impact of the capping criteria on authorities that have historical...
David Curry | 444 c574 (Link to this contribution) The crisis in social services is bound to be made worse by the formula because of increasing demands...
Phil Woolas | 444 c575 (Link to this contribution) Of course the Government recognise—and have recognised in their joint work with the LGA—the pressure...
Phil Woolas | 444 c573-4 (Link to this contribution) Not yet. I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his new position and look forward to debating this imp...
Phil Woolas | 444 c576 (Link to this contribution) I do not accept the premise of the hon. Gentleman’s question. Indeed, it provides a classic example ...
Andrew Murrison | 444 c576 (Link to this contribution) What note has the Minister taken of Trowbridge town council’s 48 per cent. increase in precept, whic...
Phil Woolas | 444 c576 (Link to this contribution) I have not received any praise—I suppose that I should not really have expected any—for my decision ...
Greg Hands | 444 c576 (Link to this contribution) Hammersmith and Fulham council has already increased its council tax by more than 60 per cent. since...
Phil Woolas | 444 c576 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that issue, but I advise him not to get into bandyin...
Phil Woolas | 444 c575 (Link to this contribution) I understand my hon. Friend’s point. Lancashire police authority has, in common with others, been re...
Phil Woolas | 444 c575-6 (Link to this contribution) The Government take their decisions on these matters in the round. One also has to take into account...
John Hemming | 444 c576 (Link to this contribution) The Minister will be aware that it has been Government policy since 1997 to drive up the council tax...
Lord Pickles | 444 c569-71 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for sending me an advance copy of his statement. That is much appreciated and e...
Phil Woolas | 444 c571-2 (Link to this contribution) First, I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind initial remarks. Let me deal with his points in the o...
Lord Stunell | 444 c572-3 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his statement and the measured way in which he presented it, although I can...
Phil Woolas | 444 c573 (Link to this contribution) I should start by congratulating the right hon. Gentleman—
Phil Woolas | 444 c567-9 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on council tax for 2006–07 a...
Phil Woolas | 444 c574 (Link to this contribution) If the hon. Lady is here, she can speak for herself. Anyway, I was criticised by Opposition Members ...
Lord Young of Cookham | 444 c575 (Link to this contribution) Would the Minister agree that the precept that he has just announced has been damaged by the Chancel...
Subjects
Accountancy Council tax Budgets Council tax capping Local government finance Local Government Association Revenue support grant Formula grant
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