Cherilyn Mackrory, Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth and Scott Mann, Member of Parliament for North Cornwall, have welcomed confirmation from the Government that Cornwall Council will be receiving another £6.3million of un-ringfenced funding as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cherilyn said:
"As co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for local democracy I am delighted to see the Government come forward with more money on top of the unprecedented amount it has already provided for Cornwall Council, with Cornwall now having received well over £450million of specific funding during the pandemic, with over £45million going to Cornwall Council."
"I hope that Cornwall Council will use this funding wisely and ask that they consider allowing our already hard-pressed town and parish councils to access it, as they have previously been told they can do by the government, but regrettably almost completely failed at doing this so far."
Scott said:
“I am very pleased to see the Government provide more funds to support Cornwall during what is a difficult time for so many. This support comes on top of hundreds of millions already paid directly to local people and millions more paid to Cornwall Council to use on supporting the County and its services, and I am sure it will be welcomed by local residents.”
“Cornwall Council has responsibility for administering these funds, and I hope they will recognise that Town and Parish Councils must be part of any support measures. The Government have confirmed that the Council is able to support and work with Town and Parish Councils when spending these grants, and I hope they will take the opportunity to do so this time.”