Question follow-through · 21259

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the letter sent to hon. Members in areas without Mayoral Strategic Authorities, entitled Rewiring the State: Statement from Cabinet, of 6 August 2026, what test of loc

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
4 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the letter sent to hon. Members in areas without Mayoral Strategic Authorities, entitled Rewiring the State: Statement from Cabinet, of 6 August 2026, what test of loc

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The statutory process for the establishment of new Mayoral Strategic Authorities requires the consent of all upper-tier Local Authorities within the footprint of the proposed Authority.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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