LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION FUTURE FUNDING CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 877, tabled 17 March 2015 by Clive Betts (Labour). Signed by 30 members.

That this House welcomes the Local Government Association's Future Funding campaign and supports its aim of securing sustainable long-term funding for local authorities; acknowledges that councils have made £20 billion worth of savings since 2010, and applauds their resilience and ability to innovate; recognises that millions of people rely on local services and that any reductions to public spending in the next Parliament need to be driven by public service reform to improve outcomes; and calls on whoever takes power after May 2015 to engage in meaningful devolution of decision-making powers and funding to communities through councils.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 2, Independent 1.