Scott Benton

The Funding Bill to enshrine in law an extra £33.9 billion every year by 2023-24 for the NHS to transform care will start its passage through Parliament today. This is the first time any government has placed such a commitment to public services in legislation, ensuring world-class services for millions of patients.

Scott Benton MP has welcomed the Government’s confirmation that Blackpool will see its budget increased by 6.4 percent this year, part of the Conservatives’ commitment to level up local services across the country.

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Parts of our town centre are in need of a re-vamp. We’ve had a Labour MP & Labour Council for years, who have failed to make the changes our town centre needs. We need to fill the empty shops, tackle anti-social behaviour, and help homeless people off the streets. So that the town centre is welcoming to shoppers and visitors.

We are taking back control of our laws, money and borders. But Brexit needs to work for Blackpool. Ending our yearly payments of billions of pounds to the EU will mean more money is spent here in Blackpool rather than being sent to Europe. This means more money for our local priorities like the NHS.

Scott has welcomed news that Lancashire Police will receive an extra £22.6 million to tackle crime and keep our streets safe – an increase of 7.5% from last year.

Blackpool Council has badly neglected our Airport, ignoring its potential. Since they bought it several years ago they have failed to make re-opening the Airport for commercial passenger flights a priority.