| Heading: |
Local Government Finance |
| Question ID: |
1799706 |
| UIN: |
49994 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5214 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Brian Mathew
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| Asking Member handle: |
BrianMathewLD
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@BrianMathewLD
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve funding for local councils. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-08 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4569 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Jim McMahon
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| Answering Member handle: |
JimfromOldham
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JimfromOldham
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| Answer text: |
The government is committed to fixing the foundations of local government. In 2025-26 we targeted additional funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement to places with the greatest need and demand for services and less ability to raise income local... |
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| Answering body ID: |
7 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Tweeted: |
true |