Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 4882

Local Government: Government Assistance

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 17 September 2024

Question

Callum Anderson

Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the financial health of Buckinghamshire council; and what steps her Department takes to support councils that may be at risk of fin

Answer

Jim McMahon
Councils are responsible for their own financial management, and the department does not monitor their day-to-day business.The Government is under no illusions about the scale of the pressures that local authorities are facing. We recognise the vital work...
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