The figure that I gave is correct. It is from the Government’s own database, before they took it down. Goodness knows what the number is now, but we know from our local communities that even the Sure Starts that remain open are offering reduced services, and that a huge number of Sure Starts are under threat as local authorities struggle to meet their current budget requirements.
Finance (No.2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Catherine McKinnell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 April 2014.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No.2) Bill.
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