Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 28152
Woking Borough Council: Debts
Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Question
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative — Thirsk and Malton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has received representations from local authorities to write off the Public Works Loan Board debts of Woking Borough Council.
Answer
Jim McMahonPrevious Secretaries of State used statutory powers to intervene in a small number of councils failing their Best Value Duty partly associated with high levels of unsustainable debt, including Woking. We continue to work with Best Value Commissioners in t...
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