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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much additional revenue was raised by rises in council tax, including precepts by Lancashire County Council in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 to date.

In 2013-14, Lancashire County Council reduced its council tax precept. They received a council tax freeze grant worth £4.3 million a year from the Government, which has been incorporated into the baseline.

In 2014-15, the County Council increased its council tax, raising an additional £7.2 million in revenue. However, they lost out on the offer of £4.3 million a year of council tax freeze grant funding.