Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 01 May 2018 to Question 138441, on Local Government Finance, what the timetable is for the review into the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England to be completed.

The Government is conducting a review of relative needs and resources which will establish new baseline funding levels for local authorities in England. We are working towards implementation in 2020/21, while keeping this date under review as our work progresses. This offers the best opportunity to achieve a thorough, evidence-based review, developed in collaboration with local government.