David Davis MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Local Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the methodology used to distribute Recovery Grant funding to local authorities.
Answer: Details on how the various formulae were calculated, including data and variables, were published in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-2027 to 2028-2029 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/provisional-local-government-fi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department considered consulting local authorities or other stakeholders on extending the Recovery Grant.
Answer: Following extensive consultation and engagement, we are realigning funding distributed through the Local Government Finance Settlement with need and deprivation. We will target a greater proportion of grant funding towards the most deprived places which n...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of continuing the Recovery Grant on local government finances.
Answer: Following extensive consultation and engagement, we are realigning funding distributed through the Local Government Finance Settlement with need and deprivation. We will target a greater proportion of grant funding towards the most deprived places which n...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what analysis was carried out of the potential impact of deprivation on the cost of service delivery for local authorities.
Answer: Following extensive consultation and engagement, we are realigning funding distributed through the Local Government Finance Settlement with need and deprivation. We will target a greater proportion of grant funding towards the most deprived places which n...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide the basis on which his Department determined there was insufficient evidence of rurality and remoteness impacting the cost of service delivery in the provision
Answer: The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment was made in the process of developing the Fair Funding Allocation formulae of the adequacy of the evidence supplied by stakeholders and local authorities of the c
Answer: The government published the Local government finance policy statement 2026-27 to 2028-29 and response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on Thursday 20 November, which set out the government's plans to introduce a fairer and evidence-led funding system. The ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what reviews of the accuracy of the calculations used in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement to estimate Council Tax revenues were carried out.
Answer: As set out in the published explanatory note, the methodology for calculating council tax receipts followed for the provisional Settlement is the same as in previous years. The Department undertakes thorough quality assurance processes as part of the Sett...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of methodological changes made to the Fair Funding Allocation following the Government's consultation.
Answer: Details on how the various formulae were calculated, including data and variables, were published in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-2027 to 2028-2029 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/provisional-local-government-fi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a complete list of definitions for all variables and data used in the Fair Funding Review.
Answer: Details on how the various formulae were calculated, including data and variables, were published in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-2027 to 2028-2029 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/provisional-local-government-fi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, If he will publish the datasets used to determine the Relative Needs of local authorities in the Fair Funding Review.
Answer: Details on how the various formulae were calculated, including data and variables, were published in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-2027 to 2028-2029 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/provisional-local-government-fi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the final formulae and formula calculations used in the provisional local government finance settlement, published in December 2025.
Answer: Details on how the various formulae were calculated, including data and variables, were published in the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-2027 to 2028-2029 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/provisional-local-government-fi...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: ManagersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospital trust chief executives are on multi-year contracts.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of trust chief executives who hold multi-year contracts. National Health Service trust chief executives, like other NHS staff, will typically be employed on permanent contracts.
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: ManagersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospital trust chief executives have been appointed after being dismissed from other NHS hospital trusts.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of trust chief executives appointed after previous dismissal from another National Health Service trust.
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Proof of IdentityWales OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements.We are inviting the public to have...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Proof of IdentityScotland OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.Costs in this spending review period will be met within the existing spending review settlements.We are inviting the public to have...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Proof of IdentityNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements.We are inviting the public to have...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Proof of IdentityMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements.We are inviting the public to have...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements. We will draw on a shared, cross‑g...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Proof of IdentityMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals. We are inviting the public to have their say in the upcoming consultation as we develop a safe, secure, and inclusive system for ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Proof of IdentityHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Delivery of the National Digital ID scheme is currently being led by the Cabinet Office, with input from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the Home Office and other government departments.The Cabinet Office, in collaboration with the Home...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Proof of IdentityTreasuryTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104645More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals. Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Proof of IdentityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements.We are inviting the public to have...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Proof of IdentityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: The scope of the digital identification scheme is still in development, therefore detailed design, implementation, and operational information is not available.The Cabinet Office will soon launch a public consultation to give everyone the opportunity to l...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Proof of IdentityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals. Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements. We are inviting the public to ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Proof of IdentityDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.
Answer: Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements. We are inviting the public to hav...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
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