Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the (a) total level of debt and (b) per capita debt, for each local authority in England.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government collects data returns from local authorities including their borrowing and investment information. These returns are collated and published on the GOV.UK website.

UK local authority borrowing and investment is published on a quarterly basis here.

Further detail on capital expenditure and financing for authorities in England is published on annual basis here.

The Office for National Statistics publishes local authority population estimates can be found here.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the publication entitled Changes to the Single Data List from April 2020, updated 8 May 2026, for what reason the data collection on Strategic Overview of Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk has been discontinued.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra and the Environment Agency (EA) discontinued this Single Data List collection because it has been superseded by new national flood and coastal erosion risk information, including the National Flood Risk Assessment and National Coastal Erosion Risk Map. These provide a more comprehensive, consistent and regularly updated assessment of risk, integrating national modelling with local data. As a result, a separate Strategic Overview return from local authorities is no longer required, reducing duplication and reporting burden while improving the quality of available data. The EA will continue to report on changes in properties in areas at risk from flooding and coastal erosion and investment levels in the Flood and coastal erosion risk management annual report - GOV.UK .

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Ministerial Envoys to Tower Hamlets have noted whether meetings of that council are wholly conducted in English.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The detail of day-to-day activities of ministerial appointees and their engagement with the local authority in intervention is not routinely reported to ministers, and I am not in a position to comment on their observations.

The Envoys are continuing to work comprehensively within the Council, acting as advisers, mentors and monitors to oversee the Council’s improvement journey and ensure compliance with its Best Value Duty.

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