Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 117292

Tees Valley Combined Authority: Best Value

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Andy McDonald

LabourMiddlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of loan documentation between Tees Valley Combined Authority and South Tees Development Corporation.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Governance and finance arrangements are considered as part of the Department’s holistic assessment of a local authority’s delivery of Best Value, as set out in the statutory guidance on Best Value standards and intervention. We set out clearly that the Be...

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