Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 106477

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

David Davis

ConservativeGoole and Pocklington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department considered consulting local authorities or other stakeholders on extending the Recovery Grant.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Following extensive consultation and engagement, we are realigning funding distributed through the Local Government Finance Settlement with need and deprivation. We will target a greater proportion of grant funding towards the most deprived places which n...

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