A question on #LocalGovernmentFinance tabled by David Simmonds on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Local Government Finance
Question ID: 1794716
UIN: 45954
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 4872
Asking Member display name: David Simmonds
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Asking Member Twitter reference: David Simmonds
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of welfare reforms announced in the Spring Statement 2025 on local authority finances.
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Date answered: 2025-04-29
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: No assessment has been made. A further programme of analysis to support development of the proposals in the Green Paper will be developed and undertaken in the coming months.
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true