Written question asked by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Local Government Finance: Statistics

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the publication, Core Spending Power table: provisional local government finance settlement 2026 to 2029, updated December 2025, has the status of an official or regulated set statistics.

Answer: Core Spending Power table: provisional is not an official statistic. This publication is part of the Local Government Finance Settlement collection to provide a measure of the resources available to local authorities to fund service delivery and aid interpretation of the associated statutory reports. This publication is superseded by Core Spending Power table: final local government finance settlement 2026-27 to 2028-29 (Final Local Government Finance Settlement: England, 2026-2027 to 2028-2029 - GOV.UK).

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