National figures announced today by the Coalition Government have bought welcome news on the large number of "Troubled Families" being turned around by councils across the country, but reveal an exceptionally poor performance by Conservative controlled Surrey County Council.
A recent report issued by Surrey County Council has highlighted poor or delayed performance by its sub contractors in carrying out flood prevention work such as cleaning or unblocking road drains on Surrey's roads and emptying the Council's soakaways.
As a result of a call by Liberal Democrat County Councillor Will Forster, Surrey County Council has now banned access to top payday lenders' websites from all Council computers and networks, including those in public libraries.
The Coalition Government has announced funding for an extra 2310 school places in Surrey.
The Coalition Government has today [31 July] announced additional funding for electric vehicle charging points, including £58,860 for Surrey County Council.
Surrey residents are now seeing the benefits of the Coalition Government's approach to a stronger economy.