Martin Linton asked for a debate on how councils use the threat of council tax capping as an excuse for cutting services. He gave the example of Wandsworth council using capping as a reason for cutting BAC funding. Jack Straw said that he would look for an opportunity to hold such a debate and made his feelings on Wandsworth council very clear.
I am afraid that Wandsworth Conservatives have been using bogus figures to justify cuts for at least the three decades in which I have been a Member in this House. I dare say that they will carry on doing so. The fact that they are putting at risk such highly valued community services in my hon. Friend's constituency illustrates their distorted sense of priorities.
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