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HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansWhat discussions he has had with small businesses on the operation of the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme.04 May 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe Chancellor rightly stepped in to do the right thing by many of our businesses as covid-19 hit our economy, but is he aware that there is a small group of people who took on…27 Apr 2020HANSARD Social CareBecause they don’t suit.25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social CareLet me begin by welcoming the new Minister to her post. I sincerely hope that she enjoys her time in the role, and that at some stage in the future she will be able to look back…25 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government Finance SettlementI welcome the Minister back to his place on the Government Front Bench. He is boasting that in the coming funding settlement he is offering a 4.4% boost for local authorities next…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)First, I want to thank our dedicated council staff, officers and our local councillors of all political persuasions and none, who over the past decade have had to contend with…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)My right hon. Friend is absolutely right, because the people-based services—children’s services and adult social care—are services that most of our constituents never have to use…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI will give way one last time.05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI reiterate what I just said: it is for the Conservatives to come forward with their proposals. We will view those in the round with other ideas and see whether we can reach a…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI suspect that the hon. Gentleman does not understand the fair funding review. I have never said that deprivation exists only in urban areas. Deprivation is a fundamental part of…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI will give way a little later on, because I have been generous so far. The Tory-led Local Government Association estimates that if we continue on this current course, the funding…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI agree with my hon. Friend, who has been a champion for not only local government across the country, but that great city of Birmingham, fighting the devastation that has…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceAs I have said in previous debates, it is incumbent on the Government to come forward with proposals. We are still waiting for the Green Paper promised in the last Parliament and…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is not just about social care, but the LGA has published the fair funding review calculations based on social care. It has also done…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceMy right hon. Friend is right on that. Councils cannot change their council tax base overnight. If their properties are predominantly in bands A and B, that is the council tax…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceIf we are throwing accusations about, perhaps the Minister can tell me what the social care funding gap in Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is this year, and how much the…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceYou can’t have it both ways, Jake.05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI beg to move, That this House notes that the Government’s proposed changes to local authority funding will dramatically downgrade the importance of deprivation in deciding the…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceOf course that is the worry, because several councils are edging ever closer to the cliff edge, and the number that will drop over that cliff edge is very much dependent on the…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I will touch on that report later in my speech, but it highlights the impact of 10 years of cuts to our local councils and public services at a…05 Feb 2020