Question follow-through · 904485
Local Government: Reorganisation
Whether she plans to mandate local government reorganisation.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2025
Question tabled
Whether she plans to mandate local government reorganisation.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
The English Devolution White paper set out our plans to facilitate a programme of local government reorganisation, and to do so as quickly as possible. Councils in two tier areas and small neighbouring unitary councils have already been invited to submit ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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