A question on #LocalGovernmentFinance #RuralAreas tabled by Mr Andrew Snowden on 19-06-2025 has been answered by Jim McMahon.

Heading: Local Government Finance: Rural Areas
Question ID: 1814471
UIN: 61282
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-19
Asking Member ID: 5072
Asking Member display name: Mr Andrew Snowden
Asking Member handle: A_J_Snowden
Asking Member Twitter reference: @A_J_Snowden
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure the continuation of core funding to (a) Fylde council and (b) other rural councils during the transition from the Rural Services Delivery
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Date answered: 2025-06-30
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4569
Answering Member display name: Jim McMahon
Answering Member handle: JimfromOldham
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JimfromOldham
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Answer text: The government took the difficult decision to end the Rural Services Delivery Grant as it did not properly account for need and a large number of predominantly rural councils received nothing from it. In 2025-26, places with a significant rural population...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true