Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 28522

Local Government: Reorganisation

Tabled: 4 February 2025

Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, CP 1218, published on 16 December 2024, what steps she is taking to ensure local identity is respected in local government r

Answer

Jim McMahon

I wrote to all councils in two-tier areas and to neighbouring small unitaries on 5th February to formally invite unitary proposals from all these councils. The invitation includes guidance on issues of local identity among other matters, all of which will...

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