Written questions

Local Government Finance

Commons · Question 22379 · Tabled 7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 15 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 December 2024 on the Devolution White Paper, HCWS316, what steps her Department is taking to end the use of (a) competit

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 15 Jan 2025

The Government has committed to simplifying the wider local funding landscape, reviewing and reducing the number of grants (and ringfences), and consolidating grants into the Local Government Finance Settlement wherever possible. This will support local a...