Written questions

Local Government Finance: City of Westminster and Wandsworth

Commons · Question 109623 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 9 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 106139 on Local Government Finance: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, what assumption his Department made on the percentag

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 9 Feb 2026

It is for individual councils to decide their level of council tax, taking into consideration a range of local factors, including the impact on taxpayers. As has been standard practise with previous governments, the government’s estimate of core spending ...