Question follow-through · 19560

Local Government: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions his department has had with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government om Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.

answeredDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Tabled
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
2 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions his department has had with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government om Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) engages regularly with colleagues across government on a range of matters, including Local Government Reorganisation. This is particularly the case in Cambridgeshire, where BIST's ongoing c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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