Written questions

Trading Standards: Local Government

Commons · Question 35569 · Tabled 4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 14 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current level of resources for local trading standards services based within local authorities in Great Britain.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 14 Mar 2025

Local authorities are independent of central government and are responsible for managing their own services and financial positions.The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a...