Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 35569
Trading Standards: Local Government
Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 14 March 2025
Question
Charlie Maynard
Liberal Democrat — Witney
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current level of resources for local trading standards services based within local authorities in Great Britain.
Answer
Jim McMahonLocal authorities are independent of central government and are responsible for managing their own services and financial positions.The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a...
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