Spelthorne News - Spelthorne Liberal Democrats

Getting to the bottom of the Community Infrastructure Levy

Cllr Tom Fidler has been making sure we get the infrastructure in Spelthorne we need and communities want What is CIL? The Community Infrastructure Levy (the 'levy') is a charge which can be levied by local authorities on new development in their area. It is an important tool for local authorities to use to help them deliver the infrastructure needed to support development in their area. - See more at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/community-infrastructure-levy How much money is in the pot? Spelthorne has been collecting it since 2015 and has over £5.5m in the pot - Latest figures can be found in the Annual Monitoring Reports published here https://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/article/17654/Authority-Monitoring-Report- What has Spelthorne used its CIL for so far? So far the only return from the CIL pot has been a contribution for Surrey County Council's Staines Wider Transport Package for £365,000 - More details on the decision and the meeting of the Joint Committee at which it can be used is here https://mycouncil.sur

11 Dec 2020

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British businesses are headed towards a cliff edge in three weeks

Boris Johnson must negotiate an adjustment period of three to six months with the EU Exporters still don't know what rules of origin will apply; there is no clarity about how goods will be traded from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, while key customs software remains unready; and food and drink exporters still don't know how they should label their products.

10 Dec 2020

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Tory incompetence threatens supplies coming into the country

French authorities have been testing their software solution for a year; our's has not even been released The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has written to the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove about the failure to prepare for the border changes which will happen on 1st January 2021.

8 Dec 2020

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Surrey Lib Dems call for County Council to end child hunger

Some families are already struggling We have all become more aware of the need for free school meals in the last few months, but child food poverty did not start with Covid19. Surrey Lib Dems have called on the Surrey County Council administration to take steps to address this growing problem across the county.

6 Dec 2020

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Spelthorne Liberal Democrats Treasury reaction to Council borrowing

Treasury bans Spelthorne-type loans

A direct result of Spelthorne's excessive borrowing The Treasury has decided how Local Authorities will be allowed to borrow via cheap government loans in future, and it has made it very clear that borrowing purely for income will definitely not be allowed.

5 Dec 2020

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Government should be investing in entrepreneurs

Lib Dem Tim Farron MP speaks out in parliament On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, Lib Dem MP Tim Farron urged ministers to help small business owners and entrepreneurs who have so far been excluded from the Government's Coronavirus financial support schemes.

4 Dec 2020

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