Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 45611

County Councils: Debts

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Steve Barclay

Conservative — North East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what national formula will be applied in calculating national distribution of the debt from county councils that are disbanded; and by what date that will be published.

Answer

Jim McMahon

On 5 February 2025 I formally invited unitary proposals from all the councils in two tier areas and their neighbouring small unitaries. It is for councils to develop robust and sustainable proposals that are in the best interests of their whole area. It i...

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