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Asked by David SimmondsConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121214

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2026, to Question 111685, on Local Government Finance, if he will publish the underlying datasets referenced in each of the technical notes in the "Methodology for the Fair Funding Review reforms" section of the Settlement website.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The technical notes published as part of the final multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement published on 9 February 2026 include footnotes, which provide links to the underlying datasets such as the ONS’ population projections and the 2025 Indices of Multiple Deprivation.

A few underlying datasets, such as the National Pupil Database, contain sensitive or proprietary information and so have restricted access.

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