Question follow-through · 116548
Transport: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on the (a) implementation of transport infrastructure projects and (b) strategic planning.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 27 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on the (a) implementation of transport infrastructure projects and (b) strategic planning.
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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5 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is the lead department for the planning system, and the Department for Transport works with it closely on the impacts of local government reorganisation. Existing district councils have responsibil...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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