Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 104175

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Councils offered flexibility to complete reorganisation, published on 18 December 2025, what evidence his Department use

Answer

Alison McGovern
This government takes democracy very seriously. In the spirit of devolution and trusting local leaders we have listened to councils telling us about the capacity constraints they are operating within and the work that reorganisation introduces on top of e...
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