Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 February 2026

Debate

Inner-London Local Authorities: Funding

Contribution

My hon. Friend and constituency neighbour in Lambeth is making an excellent speech. The arbitrary cap, which I believe was initially created in the fair funding review, created the unintended consequence of leaving Lambeth missing out on the funding that it would have otherwise received. That means that Lambeth has lost out on £47.5 million over three years. As she knows, that money is urgently needed to protect our local services. Although, like me, I am sure that she welcomes the uplift to the recovery grant that was announced yesterday, does she agree that it is not enough to meet the needs of our constituents and our local authority with its ever-growing costs?

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