Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, what consideration they have given to replacing the annual finance settlement for local authorities in England with a multi-year settlement.

The Government is committed to supporting local government and recognises the challenges it faces. To give councils the stability and certainty they need to plan for the long-term, and flexibility to spend their funding where it’s needed most, we will provide multi-year funding settlements and end wasteful competitive bidding. We will share further detail on our plans in due course.