Question follow-through · 109406
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of legislating for enhanced financial oversight mechanisms for newly established unitary authorities following Loc
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 11 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of legislating for enhanced financial oversight mechanisms for newly established unitary authorities following Loc
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Feb 2026
Answer published
Local authorities are responsible for their own financial management, and Local Government Reorganisation does not change this. We monitor the financial health of councils on a regular basis using a range of data as well as through extensive direct engage...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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