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Local Government Finance: City of Westminster and Wandsworth

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 5 February 2026UIN 109626

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 106139 on Local Government Finance: City of Westminster and Wandsworth, what the change in core spending power is excluding the council tax requirement.

Answered by Alison McGovern

I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 106139 on 20 January 2026. The provisional local government Settlement, published on 17 December 2025, sets out individual funding allocations for local authorities.

The government consulted on the provisional Settlement and the consultation closed on 14 January 2026.

We will publish our response to the consultation in February, alongside the publication of the final Local Government Finance Settlement.

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