PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Public Lavatories (1 December 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the provision of public toilets a statutory duty for local authorities.

Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)

Local authorities are best placed to make decisions about public toilet provision in their localities. In this year’s Settlement, the Government made available an increase in Core Spending Power in England from £49 billion in 2020-21 to up to £51.3 billion in 2021-22, a 4.6% increase in cash terms. This recognises the resources councils need to meet their pressures and maintain current service levels.

Answered by:
Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
9 December 2021