Mark Garnier

Mark Garnier

Conservative — Wyre Forest

Speaking in the House of Commons on 29 October 2026

Debate

Local Government Reorganisation

Contribution

Like my hon. Friend the Member for North Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown), I agree that merging six district councils and one county council into one unitary authority for 650,000 people is a good idea—it has a lot of efficiency. In Worcestershire, we have 630,000 people, six district councils and one county council. How on earth did the Minister come to the conclusion that it was a good idea to split the county council in two and have a north-south divide in a county smaller than Gloucestershire?

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