Question follow-through · 116546

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that decisions relating to local government reorganisation meet relevant (a) public sector equality duties and (b) provisions of the

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
27 Feb 2026
Target answer date
3 Mar 2026
Answer
9 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that decisions relating to local government reorganisation meet relevant (a) public sector equality duties and (b) provisions of the

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Mar 2026

    Answer published

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