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Public Buildings: Rodents

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 February 2025UIN 26453

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help support local authorities to tackle rodent infestations in public buildings.

Answered by Jim McMahon

Funding for local authorities is available through the Local Government Finance Settlement. The Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25. The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is unringfenced recognising that local leaders are best placed to decide how resources should be used to deliver local priorities, including providing pest control services.

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