Question follow-through · 18441
Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is able to intervene in a shadow authority.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2026 · 50 calendar days after tabling
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- Local Government: Surrey · 16 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is able to intervene in a shadow authority.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Sept 2026
Answer published
During the transition period, new unitary authorities differ from local authorities in having only a narrowly defined set of responsibilities and functions allocated to them through the relevant Structural Change Order for their area. These functions are ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Local Government: Surrey
16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the role of the new local assurance board in Surrey.