Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What steps the Government is taking to tackle the risk of local authorities becoming insolvent as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 14 July 2020Answered: 20 July 2020
Asked by
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal Democrat — Bath
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Stephanie Peacock)
The Government highly value the charity sector and its positive contribution. However, we have had to take a number of difficult decisions on tax, welfare and spending to fix the public finances, fund public services and restore economic stability.