Written questions

Council Tax

Lords · Question HL12288 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Spending Review 2025, what estimate they used of the amount available from council tax receipts in each year of the Spending Review in (1) England, and (2) Wales, to calculate the 1.7 per cent per year r

Answer

Answered by Lord Livermore, 9 Dec 2025

Police core spending power refers to the projected total police settlement funding for Counter Terrorism Police and Territorial Police. The Spending Review (SR) Phase 2 settlement projected an average 1.7% real terms increase per year in police spending p...