Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 903422

Transport: Rural Areas

Tabled: 20 March 2025

Answered: 28 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Katie Lam

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Transport of the potential impact of suspending the Rural Services Delivery Grant on transport services in rur

Answer

Jim McMahon

The Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash-terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25. The majority of this funding is un-ringfenced and can be used by local authorities on local ...

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