Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 99491

Local Government: Public Relations

Tabled: 12 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Local Government and Homelessness to council leaders on the local government publicity code, dated 19 November 2025, whether lo

Answer

Alison McGovern
The Publicity Code provision at paragraph 26 under the heading of the “appropriate use of publicity” principle states local authorities should not incur any expenditure in retaining the services of lobbyists for the purpose of the publication of any mater...
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