Question follow-through · 18479
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that the next local government finance settlement includes additional funding to meet higher costs arising from changes to (a) the national minim
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 6 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that the next local government finance settlement includes additional funding to meet higher costs arising from changes to (a) the national minim
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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16 Dec 2024
Answer published
We recognise the challenges that local authorities are facing. We have listened to voices across the sector and we prioritised local government at the Budget, where we announced over £4 billion in additional funding for local government services, includin...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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