PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
District Councils: Finance (14 October 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of trends in public sector pay over the last three years on district council budgets.

Asked by:
Dr Beccy Cooper (Labour)

Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces, including remuneration. The Government recognises the challenges local authorities are facing as demand increases for critical services. Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the Budget and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged.

Answered by:
Jim McMahon (Labour)
24 October 2024