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Local Government Finance - 4 December 2001 Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon): The right hon. Gentleman
would do well to seek to repair his own credibility before he starts impugning
that of other people. In all his cooing to local government about its
freedoms, is he aware that we will this afternoon debate a Bill that will
give the Government power to direct education spending? Would not his
sweet words be more credible if the Government dropped that part of the
Bill and made it clear that they would not attempt to hypothecate any
form of spending? Furthermore, does he recognise that social services
have a serious backlog of crises and that care homes have been trying
to increase their fees because they cannot make money under the present
level of funding? Many local authorities do not have the funding to meet
those demands, and the consequence is that many old and vulnerable people
now face a very uncertain future. That must be dealt with. In his reforms, will he recognise that there are very serious problems
in rural areas, especially in the aftermath of foot and mouth disease,
and desist from the constant leaking of money from rural areas into Labour-controlled
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David Curry MP | House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA | tel: 020 7219 6202 |
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