Transport: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 903422 · Tabled 20 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Katie Lam
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Transport of the potential impact of suspending the Rural Services Delivery Grant on transport services in rur
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 28 Mar 2025
The Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash-terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25. The majority of this funding is un-ringfenced and can be used by local authorities on local ...