if lewisham has 22 spaces going, and only 150 children are proposed to be resettled through the entiremme, in its entirety, that's a very significant proportion to go tojust one london borough. government representatives. it is almost chicken and egg about capacity. if they dubs scheme continues, do you think local councils could offer more? we have been clear that support is contingent upon resourcing. we had been it clear that councils across the country are under pressure, and want to know that commitment to taking in a refugee child doesn't mean that they can't make a responsibility to another child in the area. that message has been very clear. the uk's former ambassador to the european union has warned mps that the eu will want to play hardball with the uk over brexit and could refuse to strike a free trade deal unless the uk contributes to the brussels budget. sir ivan rogers — who quit injanuary — was making his second appearance this year before a commons committee. the budgetary issue now comes to the fore, and i think we can expect a number of them to think, well, if the bri

let me say, i'm chairman of the lewisham pensioners' forum and we we re lewisham pensioners' forum anded more doctors. we need more funding. i mean, especially in my case, talking for older people, we shouldn't have to go and queue for half an hour or shouldn't have to go and queue for halfan houroran shouldn't have to go and queue for half an hour or an hour to get to see a gp. we would like consistency, stability, we don't want to be changing doctors every time we go to the surgery. we would like to see the surgery. we would like to see the same gp to get accustomed, to build confidence, feel comfortable with that gp rather than seeing different people every time that we go to the hospital. 0k. do you agree or disagree in terms of putting up income tax, if it was ring—fenced ? terms of putting up income tax, if it was ring-fenced? yes, agree with that as well. you would do it? you would vet for a party that had that in its manifesto at next general election? yes and i'll tell you why. i have been in an nhs patient for 39 yea rs. i have been in an nhs patient for 39 years. i'm celebra

if lewisham has 22 spaces going, and only 150 children are proposed to be resettled through the entiremme, in its entirety, that's a very significant proportion to go tojust one london borough. proportionally, actually, we're finding there are quite large volumes of capacity. i think a huge amount could be done through the lga and other forums to help share learning and best practice at local authority level, to, number one, help channel the interest and goodwill that we know exists to try and support refugee children into foster care that is actually fostering unaccompanied minors. the committee then heard from local government representatives. if the dubs scheme continued for the next financial year, do you think local councils could offer more? we have all been clear that support is contingent upon resourcing. the convern we all have is that councils across the country are under pressure, and want to know that commitment to taking in a refugee child doesn't mean that they can't meet a responsibilty to another child in the local area or in respect of adult social care. that message h