Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18596
Local Government Finance
Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure accountability and transparency in local government spending.
Answer
Alison McGovernLocal authority funding is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.The government recognises the significant pressures that councils are facing and is making good on long overdue promises to fundamentally update the way we fund local authorities. We are del...
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