Written questions

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Expenditure

Commons · Question 17449 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2026, published on 30 June 2026, what the reason was for the receipt from the Greater London Authority, Ref: 3700024963.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 17 Jul 2026

The funding in question was returned to MHCLG by the Greater London Authority under the Local Authority Housing Fund. Returned funding is reallocated to local authorities in England to deliver council owned accommodation.