Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 46927

Local Government: Reorganisation

Tabled: 22 April 2025

Answered: 28 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the specific needs of (a) Torbay and (b) other deprived areas are considered following mergers into larger sub-regional authorities as

Answer

Jim McMahon

On 5 February I formally invited unitary proposals from all the councils in two tier areas and their neighbouring small unitaries. It is for councils to develop robust and sustainable proposals that are in the best interests of their whole area. As set ou...

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