Question follow-through · 99609
Elections: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer given to Question 97401 on Local Government: Essex, what discussions he has had with Essex County Council on the costs incurred by their preparations for t
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 12 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer given to Question 97401 on Local Government: Essex, what discussions he has had with Essex County Council on the costs incurred by their preparations for t
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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17 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government has taken the opportunity to reflect on the most effective way of ensuring our mayoral institutions are best placed to deliver. Since informing constituent councils on December 3, Ministers have been engaging with local leaders in Greater E...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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