Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 45949

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the exceptional financial support regime for local authorities.

Answer

Jim McMahon

The government is under no illusion about the fragile state of the sector and the pressures that some councils are facing to deliver for residents. We also recognise the potential for continued instability as we work to fix the foundations of local govern...

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