Question follow-through · 45430
Parish and Town Councils
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will consider the adoption of new formal partnership mechanisms with Town and Parish Councils in new unitary authorities formed through Local Government reorgan
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 8 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will consider the adoption of new formal partnership mechanisms with Town and Parish Councils in new unitary authorities formed through Local Government reorgan
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2025
Answer published
The government values the role currently played by town and parish councils in local government. We strongly encourage all local authorities to involve their town and parish councils in their plans to ensure that their contribution to local public service...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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