Question follow-through · 908

Local Government: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out a timetable for local government reorganisation in Lancashire.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
18 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out a timetable for local government reorganisation in Lancashire.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 May 2026

    Answer published

    The government remains committed to the indicative timetable published in July 2025. Proposals for Lancashire were received by 28 November 2025 and were subject to statutory consultation from 5 February 2026 to 26 March 2026. The Secretary of State is con...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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