Written questions

Local Government Services: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 19793 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to ensure that local authorities in rural areas receive higher levels of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26, in the contex

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 17 Dec 2024

The government is absolutely committed to tackling the issues that matter to rural communities. Places with a significant rural population will on average receive around a 5% increase in their Core Spending Power next year, which is a real terms increase....