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Local Government: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Surrey County Council and (b) borough councils in west Surrey on the financial arrangements for a proposed unitary authority.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Surrey County Council and (b) borough councils in west Surrey on the financial arrangements for a proposed unitary authority.

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 99016 on 19 December 2025.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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