City Challenge Process Of Allocating Resources

EDM number 536 in 1992-93, proposed by John Gunnell on 16/07/1992.

That this House deplores the process whereby through City Challenge bids the needs of the poor of various urban communities compete against one another for essential Government funding; recognises that the problems of those in inner city Leeds and other 'failed' City Challenge bids should not be ignored; and recommends that in the future the processes of lottery and political convenience play no part in allocating the levels of resources available to local authorities to meet essential needs.

This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.