Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 26783
Local Government: Debts
Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025
Question
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative — Thirsk and Malton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23337 on Local Government: Debts, what discussions she has had with local authorities on the allocation of council debt foll
Answer
Jim McMahonIt is the responsibility of councils to manage their budgets, and it is standard for councils to borrow and to hold debt, which they will do in the normal course of business. Local government re-organisation does not change this.Previous Secretaries of St...
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