Question follow-through · 99613
Local Government Finance: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer given to Question 97715 on Local Government: Essex, what safeguards will be in place to ensure the initial funding for Greater Essex is fairly spent, in th
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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 97715 on Local Government: Essex, what safeguards will be in place to ensure the initial funding for Greater Essex is fairly spent, in th
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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