Steve Race

Steve Race

Labour — Exeter

Speaking in the House of Commons on 26 March 2026

Debate

Local Government Reorganisation

Contribution

I welcome the Government’s move to reorganisation, which will benefit cities such as Exeter. Yesterday, the Minister may have seen official communications from Devon county council that said that reorganisation will “put the lives of vulnerable people at risk”. Notwithstanding the fact that, according to Ofsted, children’s services and SEND services in Devon have been failing for many years, does the Minister agree that such comments are irresponsible and not true? Should reorganisation happen in Devon—I hope that it will—will it not be up to authorities to ensure that services are safely and effectively moved to new structures?

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