Antonia Bance

Antonia Bance

Labour — Tipton and Wednesbury

Speaking in the House of Commons on 22 July 2025

Debate

Black Country Day

Contribution

Does the hon. Member recognise that a number of our Black Country local authorities have, over the past 15 years, lost hundreds of millions of pounds of local government funding, which has led to the diminution of local government services, the closure of libraries and Sure Starts, the creation of potholes across our road network and, frankly, the degradation of our public realm? That is not an occurrence of the last year, but of the last 15. One might hope that action will be taken in the review of local government finance to set that right.

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