Question follow-through · 24629

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the council tax.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
21 Jan 2025
Answer
27 Jan 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the council tax.

  2. 21 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Deputy Prime Minister holds regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues about a range of issues, including their shared interests on local taxation. The government is focused on keeping taxes on working people as low as possible.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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