Written questions

Local Government Finance: Suffolk

Commons · Question 10391 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what transitional funding will be made available to shadow unitary authorities in Suffolk between elections in May 2027 and vesting day in April 2028; and how that figure was cal

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 22 Jun 2026

The Government announced £63 million in additional capacity funding to support local authorities in areas undergoing local government reorganisation, with each new unitary authority receiving at least £900,000. This means that, across the three new unitar...