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Speech by Brandon Lewis on the local government settlement.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Finalised local government settlement delivers 1.3% change.
Written ministerial statement about the finalised local government settlement 2013 to 2014.
New style local settlement to reward striving councils with more income.
This oral statement is about finance for English local authorities for 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015.
This is a written ministerial statement about the abolition of taxpayer-funded pensions for councillors from April 2014.
Local Government Minister Baroness Hanham welcomes the ‘Fighting Fraud Locally’ end of year review.
Letter and informal commentary summarising the intended effects of the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2009.
Letter telling local councils about the Regulatory Reform Order (2008) No. 2840 coming into force.
This is a speech delivered by Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis on early intervention pilots and neighbourhood community budgets.
Council-led early intervention pilots are showing it is possible to radically rework public services so those in need get better help.
Speech by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to the National Community Budgets Conference.
Speech by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) Larger Councils' conference.
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis has set out how local retention of business rates will reward councils for local economic growth.
Written Ministerial Statement by Brandon Lewis on the business rates retention scheme.
Written Ministerial Statement by Brandon Lewis on business rates.
Councils could invest as much as as £22 billon more of pension fund investments into infrastructure under new proposals.
Baroness Hanham hails council's trailblazing asset management strategies that are protecting frontline services.
Brandon Lewis responds to allegations that postponed revaluation of business rates is being used to raise revenue for government.
Statetment by Brandon Lewis MP on postponement of the business rates revaluation
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