Motion text
That this House thanks local authorities for their leadership during the covid-19 pandemic and for the ongoing contribution of their essential workforces to communities; notes National Audit Office figures showing central Government funding for local authorities in England has been cut by 52.3 percent overall in real terms between 2010-11 and 2020-21; believes the Government should address in full the financial challenges arising from this decade of underinvestment, while tackling the enhanced financial pressures local authorities face because of extra costs, increased referrals, loss of income and cash-flow challenges associated with covid-19; further believes Ministers must take responsibility for the financial stability of local government and its ability to plan, sustain and improve community and essential frontline services such as adult and child social care, and support for older people, looked-after children, care leavers, people with disabilities or special educational needs, survivors of domestic violence and low-income families in crisis; notes recent Local Government Association analysis that social care-providing authorities are spending more than 60 percent of their outgoings on these essential care services; considers locally-led initiatives to urgently improve equality, sustainability and resilience, such as providing genuinely affordable, energy efficient homes, supporting socially necessary bus services, and transforming waste collection, should be funded nationally; considers there is an urgent need to address the pressures on local authorities now; and therefore calls on the Government to immediately provide local councils with the money to protect and restore spending on community and frontline services to sustainable levels and reset local economies.
Signatures (22)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
13 December 2021
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
14 December 2021
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2021
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
14 December 2021
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2021
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2021
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2021
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
15 December 2021
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2021
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2021
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
16 December 2021
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
16 December 2021
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
16 December 2021
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on
16 December 2021
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2022
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2022
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2022
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2022
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
5 January 2022
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2022
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
17 January 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.