Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 37069

Local Government Finance

Tabled: 10 March 2025

Answered: 14 March 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on council finances in the context of existing financial pressures.

Answer

Jim McMahon

The English Devolution White Paper set out that Government will facilitate a programme of local government reorganisation. This can help strengthen local leadership, improve local services, save taxpayers’ money, and improve local accountability. In 2020 ...

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