Question follow-through · 28112

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the officer time and staffing costs spent by councils in the 14 areas now subject to review, in developing reorganisation proposals since March 2026

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
10 Sept 2026
Answer
14 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the officer time and staffing costs spent by councils in the 14 areas now subject to review, in developing reorganisation proposals since March 2026

  2. 10 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    As set out by the Secretary of State in her oral statement of 7 September, the Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the local govern...

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