Question follow-through · 122510

Local Government: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out what support his Department and Cabinet colleagues makes available to local authorities to develop community energy schemes, local food production and emergenc

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
20 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
8 Apr 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out what support his Department and Cabinet colleagues makes available to local authorities to develop community energy schemes, local food production and emergenc

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    In the recently published Local Power Plan, Government recognises that limited capacity and capability are major barriers for local government to participate in small-scale energy projects. Backed by up to £1 billion and working in partnership with local ...

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