Question follow-through · 904484
Local Government Finance: Rural Areas
What steps her Department is taking to develop a future funding model for local councils in rural areas.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2025
Question tabled
What steps her Department is taking to develop a future funding model for local councils in rural areas.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
As the hon Member will be aware, Local Government is a devolved matter. The government is absolutely committed to supporting rural communities. This year’s Settlement saw places with a significant rural population on average receive almost a 6% cash incre...
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