Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 109567

Local Government: Leicestershire

Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Alberto Costa

ConservativeSouth Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to launch the consultation on proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Leicestershire.

Answer

Alison McGovern
As announced in my Written Ministerial Statement of 5 February HCWS1309, the consultation for the remaining areas in the local government reorganisation programme, including Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, has now launched.