Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 59965

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 13 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the cost pressures faced by local authorities in providing statutory services.

Answer

Jim McMahon
The government recognises the significant pressures that councils are facing. This Spending Review provides over £5 billion of new grant funding over the next three years for local services that communities rely on. This includes £3.4 billion of new grant...

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