Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 110583
Local Government Finance
Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026
Question
Mike Martin
Liberal Democrat — Tunbridge Wells
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ringfencing Section 31 grants.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe Department does not routinely ringfence the section 31 grants it pays. We have listened to what local government needs and we are consolidating and simplifying the funding we pay to authorities. Local Transport Authorities know their areas better than...
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