Question follow-through · 89252

Local Government Finance: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what evidential basis his Department decided to continue using the remoteness adjustment within the area cost adjustment of proposed funding formulas.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
10 Nov 2025
Target answer date
13 Nov 2025
Answer
13 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what evidential basis his Department decided to continue using the remoteness adjustment within the area cost adjustment of proposed funding formulas.

  2. 13 Nov 2025

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  3. 13 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The government is carefully considering views expressed by the public, local authorities and other bodies on the proposals set out in the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation, including on the application of a remoteness adjustment, the distribution of gr...

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