Oral QuestionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's support for local government.

Tabled: 6 March 2018Answered: 12 March 2018

Asked by

Edward Argar

ConservativeMelton and Syston

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

I thank my hon. Friend and celebrate Lisa and all those who have saved this important source of local support. The Conservatives left local councils on the brink, unable to provide these vital services, letting down patients across the country. We are committed to improving dementia care through our plan for change, which is why we provided a £69 billion boost for local government, invested £26 billion in the NHS and made £3.7 billion available for social care, including an £880 million increase in the social care grant.