Question follow-through · 87775
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2025 entitled Local Government Reorganisation, HCWS998, what discussions his Department has had with councils in Surrey on e
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 17 Nov 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 October 2025 entitled Local Government Reorganisation, HCWS998, what discussions his Department has had with councils in Surrey on e
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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17 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government believes the historic identity, rights and privileges of cities and counties in England are important and should be safeguarded and celebrated. There have been no specific discussions on this matter with councils in Surrey to date, but we h...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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