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Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 7 September 2026

Debate

Local Government Reorganisation

Contribution

My Lords, I suspect one of the main reasons why there has been a delay is that not enough attention has been given to the financial viability of these new authorities. In my own area of Hampshire, that is certainly so. I dispute the assertion that opposition parties have not been co-operative in trying to help the reorganisation, but there is an issue about the viability of the authorities. Is the question of viability the problem, or is it more likely that the Government are reluctant to put the resources in that are needed to make them viable?

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