LOCAL AUTHORITY FUNDING AND SOCIAL DEPRIVATION

Early day motion 267, tabled 14 November 2007 by Neil Turner (Labour). Signed by 68 members.

That this House recognises the significant start the Government has made in meeting the needs of deprived areas in the UK, and commends it on its promise to tackle social deprivation by more effective social service provision targeting; and therefore calls upon the Government in the next Comprehensive Spending Review to allocate monies more closely in accordance with the funding formula, and to rapidly move towards ending the distortion in funding which sees local authorities with recognised high needs subsidising wealthier authorities whose needs are not so great.

Signatures by party: Labour 60, Liberal Democrat 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent Labour 1, Plaid Cymru 1.