Question follow-through · 18596
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure accountability and transparency in local government spending.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Communities and local government
- Community Cohesion Programme · 15 Jul 2026
- Supported Housing: Older People and Vulnerable Adults · 15 Jul 2026
- Social Rented Housing: Energy · 15 Jul 2026
- Community Development: Religion · 2 Sept 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure accountability and transparency in local government spending.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jul 2026
Answer published
Local authority funding is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.The government recognises the significant pressures that councils are facing and is making good on long overdue promises to fundamentally update the way we fund local authorities. We are del...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Community Cohesion Programme
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been allocated to support community cohesion programmes.
Supported Housing: Older People and Vulnerable Adults
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the availability and quality of supported housing for elderly and vulnerable residents.
Social Rented Housing: Energy
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to improve the energy efficiency of social housing and reduce fuel poverty.
Community Development: Religion
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding and support is available for joint faith infrastructure.