Written Question·Treasury·UIN 87910
Public Expenditure: Digital Technology and Transport
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reflect the costs of (a) digital connectivity and (b) public transport in (i) rural and (ii) urban areas in funding formulas.
Answer
James MurrayThe Government recognises that areas with different characteristics incur different local costs and considers this when making policy decisions. The government has recently consulted on proposals to allocate local government funding more fairly through th...
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