Dr Luke Evans, Member of Parliament for Bosworth, has called on the Treasury to address funding concerns for Leicestershire after arranging for MPs and County Council representatives to meet with the Chancellor.

Following a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, six Leicestershire MPs and senior leadership from Leicestershire County Council, Dr Evans raised funding issues in the House of Commons.

Bosworth’s MP shared three core concerns that his constituents raise most frequently with him; Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision, social care and public transport such as buses.

The meeting, which took place on April 25th, saw Leicestershire MPs Dr Luke Evans, Alberto Costa, Alicia Kearns, Edward Argar, Jane Hunt and Neil O’Brien discuss fairer funding arrangements which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt.

In a question to the Chief Secretary of the Treasury Dr Luke Evans, Member of Parliament for Bosworth, said “I thank the Chancellor for meeting Leicestershire MPs and the senior leadership of Leicestershire County Council to discuss funding.

“Of particular concern is the core funding of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), social care and public transport such as buses. What more can the Minister do to address the problems with county council funding that we have in Leicestershire?”

John Glen MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responded “I know the Chancellor welcomed that meeting on 25 April. The Government remain committed to improving the local government finance landscape, and in doing so they will work closely with local partners, including Leicestershire, and take stock of the challenges and opportunities across the sector. I thank the Member for Bosworth for his deep thinking into how improvements can be made.”

Here is a link to Luke’s question to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjxL1c0BqEI