Question follow-through · 60129

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, CP1336, of 11 June 2025, Table 5.17, what the average annual (a) cash and (b) real terms increase is in the central government grant t

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
18 Jun 2025
Answer
23 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, CP1336, of 11 June 2025, Table 5.17, what the average annual (a) cash and (b) real terms increase is in the central government grant t

  2. 18 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    This Spending Review provides over £5 billion of new grant funding over the next three years for local services that communities rely on. This includes £3.4 billion of new grant funding which will be delivered through the Local Government Finance Settleme...

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