Question follow-through · 100573

Local Government: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what oversight his Department will provide to ensure that (a) borough and (b) district councils do not take on significant costs during local government reorganisation in Surrey.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
18 Dec 2025
Answer
22 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what oversight his Department will provide to ensure that (a) borough and (b) district councils do not take on significant costs during local government reorganisation in Surrey.

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Dec 2025

    Answer published

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

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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