Question follow-through · 35569

Trading Standards: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current level of resources for local trading standards services based within local authorities in Great Britain.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
4 Mar 2025
Target answer date
6 Mar 2025
Answer
14 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current level of resources for local trading standards services based within local authorities in Great Britain.

  2. 6 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Local authorities are independent of central government and are responsible for managing their own services and financial positions.The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a...

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