Local Government Finance statement
19 July 2011 (updated on 19 July 2011)
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles made a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 18 July on the Government’s review of local government finance.
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Caroline Flint, responded to the statement on behalf of the opposition.
Watch the statement on Parliament TV and read the views expressed by MPs in Commons Hansard.
- Parliament TV: Statement on Local Government Finance
- Commons Hansard: Statement on Local Government Finance
- Topics: Local Government
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