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Jim Cunningham Excerpts
Monday 5th February 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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If the hon. Gentleman writes to me about that, I will follow it up. There is detailed dialogue with any local authority that raises such issues. If he wants me to follow it up, he should write to me and I will be very happy to do so.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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How much have the Government spent so far on assisting local authorities and the private sector to deal with this situation? Let us have a figure, let us know how much money is available and let us stop this argument about negotiating to borrow so that local taxpayers have to pick up the tab.

Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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The financial responsibility is different in all of those cases, but if the hon. Gentleman has an example of where he thinks that has been badly handled, like others, he should write to me and I will look into it personally.