Debates between Luke Hall and John Howell during the 2019 Parliament

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Debate between Luke Hall and John Howell
Monday 19th April 2021

(3 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Howell Portrait John Howell (Henley) (Con)
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What steps his Department is taking to support local authorities during the covid-19 outbreak.

Luke Hall Portrait The Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government (Luke Hall)
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We have so far allocated over £9 billion directly to councils since the start of the pandemic and local authorities are expected to receive over £3 billion of additional support in 2021-22, responding both to expenditure pressures and loss of income. This takes the total support that we have committed to councils in England to tackle the impacts of covid-19 to over £12 billion.

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