Question follow-through · 75624

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has provided guidance on the potential use of public funds by local authorities to (a) campaign on and (b) seek to influence Government decisions on unitar

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
10 Sept 2025
Answer
16 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has provided guidance on the potential use of public funds by local authorities to (a) campaign on and (b) seek to influence Government decisions on unitar

  2. 10 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    In coming to any decision on communications, local authorities are required by legislation to consider the Recommended Code of Practice on Local Authority Publicity. Decisions should observe the principles of objectivity and cost effectiveness, as well as...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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