Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 109623

Local Government Finance: City of Westminster and Wandsworth

Tabled: 29 January 2026

Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 106139 on Local Government Finance: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, what assumption his Department made on the percentag

Answer

Alison McGovern

It is for individual councils to decide their level of council tax, taking into consideration a range of local factors, including the impact on taxpayers. As has been standard practise with previous governments, the government’s estimate of core spending ...

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