Written questions

Local Government Finance: Business

2026-06-03 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 6897 · Official question

Shivani Raja

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of funding disparities between areas with and without mayoral combined authorities on business location decisions

Answer

Given the differing roles and funding models, per capita comparisons for skills, transport and infrastructure between Mayoral Strategic Authorities and Local Authorities are not directly comparable. No direct assessment has been made on the potential effe...