Written questions

Local Government Finance: Shropshire

Commons · Question 25993 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 31 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will reinstate the four percent funding floor for Core Spending Power growth for Shropshire.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 31 Jan 2025

The current fiscal environment means the government cannot continue the poor value for money 4% Funding Guarantee. The government assesses that it does not use every pound of taxpayers' money most efficiently and that is it targeted on a transparent basis...