Local Government Association Devolution Survey

Survey of  MPs and Peers on behalf of Local Government Association on attitudes towards local government funding.

• The vast majority of MPs and Peers support the devolution of financial powers and/or greater responsibility for local public services.

• A large proportion support additional funding for councils for social care budgets.

Date Published: 21/02/2017

Categories: Policy Makers | Politics | Public Sector | UK

Client: Local Government Association (LGA)

Methodology

ComRes interviewed 152 MPs between 10th November and 19th December 2016 and 100 Peers between 14th November and 15th December 2016 online and by paper self-completion questionnaire. Data have been weighted by party and region to be representative of the House of Commons, and by party to be representative House of Lords.

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