Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 27 October 2026Answered: 2 November 2026
Asked by
Mike Martin
Liberal Democrat — Tunbridge Wells
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
Jim McMahon
The Department will support local councils going through local government reorganisation to ensure that those partnerships are maintained. The Local Government Association has a good toolkit available for councils to help them ensure that the transition is managed in the way that he describes.