Written questions

Cornwall Council: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 28320 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employer's National Insurance on public services provided by Cornwall Council.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 11 Feb 2025

We recognise the challenges that local authorities are facing as demand increases for critical services. That is why the government is providing an additional £2 billion of grant funding through the Settlement, which includes £502 million of additional gr...