Local Government: Investment
Commons · Question 8462 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Councils to be prevented from making risky investments, published on 28 May 2026, what threshold of debt relative to ann
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 16 Jun 2026
The Government has recently published a consultation on proposed capital risk metrics and associated regulations. This sets out the proposed metrics, their calculation methodologies, and the circumstances in which the Secretary of State’s powers may be ex...