PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Local Government Finance: Rural Areas (4 February 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect the rural services delivery grant.
Asked by:
Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
Answer
Parliament approved the local government finance settlement for 2016-17 on 10 February. Recognising the particular costs of providing services in sparse rural areas, Rural Services Delivery Grant will increase by more than fivefold in 2016-17, to £80.5 million.
Answered by:
Mr Marcus Jones (Conservative)
12 February 2016
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