Question follow-through · 19549

Local Government: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions has his Department held with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the feasibility of each of the options for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridges

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
7 Sept 2026 · 53 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions has his Department held with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding the feasibility of each of the options for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridges

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The department engages regularly with colleagues across Government on a range of matters, including Local Government Reorganisation. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not routinely disclosed.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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