Question follow-through · 21007
Local Government: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is for the expectation that reformed local authorities should generally have a population of 500,000 or more.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 18 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 7 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 7 Jan 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is for the expectation that reformed local authorities should generally have a population of 500,000 or more.
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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7 Jan 2025
Answer published
The overall case for local government reorganisation is set out the English Devolution White Paper. New unitary councils must be the right size to achieve efficiencies, improve capacity and withstand financial shocks. For most areas this will mean creatin...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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