Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Judith Cummins and Julie Cooper
Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (Lab)
4. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the local government grant formula in directing funding to areas of need.
Julie Cooper (Burnley) (Lab)
14. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the local government grant formula in directing funding to areas of need.
The Minister for Communities and Resilience (Mr Mark Francois)
Councils facing the highest demand for services receive substantially more funding, including through formula grant. With the introduction of business rates retention in 2013-14, there has been a deliberate shift away from keeping authorities dependent on grants and towards providing councils with the tools and incentives they need to grow their local economies.