A question on #LocalGovernmentFinance #Essex tabled by James McMurdock on 18-12-2024 has been answered by Jim McMahon.

Heading: Local Government Finance: Essex
Question ID: 1751094
UIN: 21102
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-18
Asking Member ID: 5361
Asking Member display name: James McMurdock
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Asking Member Twitter reference: James McMurdock
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to clear Thurrock council's debt following the proposed merger of councils in Essex.
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Date answered: 2025-01-09
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4569
Answering Member display name: Jim McMahon
Answering Member handle: JimfromOldham
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JimfromOldham
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Answer text: The Government has a framework to support councils in financial difficulty. In addition, the previous Secretary of State used statutory powers to intervene in a small number of councils failing their Best Value Duty partly associated with high levels of u...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true