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Question follow-through · 34056

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, from what year the population data used to calculate fire service funding is taken from.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
6 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, from what year the population data used to calculate fire service funding is taken from.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement, including funding for Fire and Rescue Authorities is distributed through the Settlement Funding Assessment. This formula was introduced in 2013-14 and is based on the 2013 population proj...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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