Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 30735

Local Government: Reorganisation

Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 19 February 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she expects her reforms to local government to abolish the office of the elected Mayor of Bedford.

Answer

Jim McMahon
On the 5 February I invited unitary proposals from all two-tier councils and neighbouring unitaries and while Bedford Borough Council have not received this invitation, the White Paper is clear that Government will also facilitate reorganisation for those...
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