Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61281
Local Government Finance: Rural Areas
Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether eligibility for the Rural Services Delivery Grant takes into account sparsely populated rural areas.
Answer
Jim McMahonThe government took the difficult decision to end the Rural Services Delivery Grant as it did not properly account for need and a large number of predominantly rural councils received nothing from it. In 2025-26, places with a significant rural population...
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