Region not getting its fair share, MPs claim

Police forces, railways, primary care trusts and other public services in the East Midlands are receiving less money than other regions, a report by MPs claims.

The report published today by MPs on the East Midlands Select Committee said the region was receiving less money because of out-of-date population statistics and the Government's failure to implement funding formulae in full.

The MP for Sherwood, Mr Paddy Tipping, who chairs the committee, said: "There have been substantial increases in spending on public services in recent years.

"Nevertheless, by the Government's own yard stick, some public services in the East Midlands do not receive a fair share."