Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 4174

Combined Authorities

Tabled: 4 September 2024

Answered: 13 September 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling district councils to become constituent members of Combined County Authorities.

Answer

Jim McMahon

Existing combined county authority legislation provides that only upper tier local authorities in the area of a combined county authority can be constituent members. District councils are an important part of local government, and as non-constituent membe...

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