Local Government: Reorganisation
Commons · Question 105000 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to ensure that monies raised in a geographic are ringfenced for spending in that area in the event of local government reorganisation.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 15 Jan 2026
The proposals set out in the Fair Funding Review will ensure local government funding delivers the best value for money for taxpayers and sees funding go to the places that need it most. It will be for new authorities to decide how spending is allocated w...