Oral Answers to Questions

Siobhan Baillie Excerpts

Monday 7th March 2022 Commons Chamber

[Kemi Badenoch]

Labour Members continue to talk about losses in funding, but they forget to remind everyone of how we arrived in this position. It is because of their disgraceful management of the public finances. We have spent the last 10 years repairing the public finances, which is why we have been able to give the real-terms increase that will support all Labour councils.

[Siobhan Baillie (Stroud) (Con)]

Stroud District Council is on the record as saying how generous and supportive the Government were during the pandemic. We established holiday camps and a range of activities that were not there before, we are bidding for £20 million from the levelling-up fund and we are working closely with our GFirst local enterprise partnership, which is keen to know the timeline for the shared prosperity fund. Is the Minister able to give us any more information? This is another round of funding that is available to our local authorities.

[Kemi Badenoch]

I recognise my hon. Friend’s concerns. All I can tell her is that we will be providing further details very shortly.