INVESTING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Early day motion 291, tabled 18 January 2000 by Kelvin Hopkins (Labour). Signed by 90 members.

That this House notes the launch of UNISON's Invest for Change campaign; further notes their concerns about rising levels of stress and low morale of local government staff; believes local government has a key role to play in building effective local partnerships, in delivering modern accountable services and regenerating communities; welcomes the new powers for local authorities in community planning and the commitment to introduce a fairer, more transparent system of local government finance; recognises that the implementation of change in local government is resource intensive; calls on the Government to strengthen local democracy through reform of local government finance; and urges the Government to invest sufficient resources in local government to implement change effectively, including the ground-breaking single status agreement.

Signatures by party: Labour 82, Labour/Co-operative 6, Liberal Democrat 2.