Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 77414

Engineering: Local Government

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of UK-based (a) civil and (b) software engineers by local authorities.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces.