Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Pauline Latham and Luke Hall

Monday 13th January 2020 Commons Chamber

[Luke Hall]

This is the best provisional local government settlement for almost 10 years: a 4.4% rise in real-terms funding and a £2.9 billion increase in local government spending. We propose to allow local authorities to set council tax increases of up to 2%, and another 2% for adult social care. It is a positive settlement and I hope the hon. Gentleman will support it in the weeks ahead.

[Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con)]

2. What steps he is taking to simplify the planning system and implement the Government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful initiative.