Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 31975

Local Government: Debts

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 26838 on Local Government: Debts, whether councils which are (a) in two-tier areas and (b) have high levels of unsustainable

Answer

Jim McMahon

It 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. In general, as with previous restructures including those very recently, there i...

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