Written questions

Local Government Finance

Commons · Question 18596 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 21 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure accountability and transparency in local government spending.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 21 Jul 2026

Local authority funding is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.The government recognises the significant pressures that councils are facing and is making good on long overdue promises to fundamentally update the way we fund local authorities. We are del...