Question follow-through · 117887

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Braintree during the Oral Statement of 23 February 2026 on Local Government Reorganisation, Official Re

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Braintree during the Oral Statement of 23 February 2026 on Local Government Reorganisation, Official Re

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 118044 on 10 March 2026.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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