PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(18 November 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for changes to the exceptional financial support framework for local authorities.
Asked by:
James McMurdock (Independent)
Asked by:
James McMurdock (Independent)
Answer
On Monday 21 October, I wrote to all MPs to confirm that we will continue to operate a process to support councils in the most difficult positions. As I set out in that letter, while Government expects councils to make sure they are doing all they can locally to deliver for residents, this process will be collaborative and supportive of councils. We will treat all discussions in confidence, with respect and determination to find a solution together.
My letter also confirmed that we would not look to replicate conditions under the previous government’s framework, that make borrowing more expensive where councils have no other choice.
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