Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 64037

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) tackle local authority financial deficits and (b) improve local authority value for money.

Answer

Jim McMahon
This government recognises the pressures local authorities are facing because of their Dedicated School Grant (DSG) deficits. The Department for Education Spending Review settlement confirmed funding for reform of the current Special Education Needs and D...
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