Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 102709

Council Tax: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 8 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Sir Christopher Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date BCP Council applied for permission to increase its council tax for 2026/7 above the 4.99% limit without the need for a local referendum; and whether he plans to invi

Answer

Alison McGovern

Whilst the government works towards a local government funding system fit for the future and delivering reforms that move funding to the places where it is most needed, the government recognises the potential for some continued instability and that some l...

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