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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-18more like thismore than 2018-01-18
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Local Government Finance: Greater London more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what account is taken by his Department of trends in population growth when determining the local government finance settlement in London. more like this
tabling member constituency Enfield North more like this
tabling member printed
Joan Ryan more like this
uin 123705 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-23more like thismore than 2018-01-23
answer text <p>The most recent assessment of local authorities’ relative needs and resources took place in 2013-14 alongside the introduction of the 50 per cent business rates retention system. At this point the demand for local services was assessed through funding formulae that used projected local population in 2013, as well as the relative needs of those populations including factors such as deprivation.</p><p>At present the Government is carrying out a fair funding review of local authorities’ relative needs and resources, and we are working closely with the Local Government Association and representatives from across local government to ensure that we consider all the issues that impact on authorities’ relative need to spend on services and their capacity to fund these from local resources.</p><p>Amongst the issues we will consider are the impact of population growth, deprivation, as well as specific geographical factors such as rurality and area-related costs.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-23T14:05:32.883Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-23T14:05:32.883Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
166
label Biography information for Joan Ryan more like this