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

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the ring-fencing of grants to local authorities to allow for greater financial flexibility for local authorities.

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.