Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 36213

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33161 on Fire and Rescue Services: Finance, how retained business rates are used to fund fire and rescue services.

Answer

Jim McMahon
The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement, including funding for Fire and Rescue Authorities, is distributed through the Settlement Funding Assessment. This funding includes Revenue Support Grant and retained business rates. The S...
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