Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 59965
Local Government Finance
Tabled: 13 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid 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 McMahonThe 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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