Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 77936

Local Government: Reorganisation

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to support newly formed councils inheriting debts from councils due to be abolished in local government reorganisation.

Answer

Alison McGovern

In general, as with previous rounds of local government reorganisation, there is no proposal for council debt to be addressed centrally or written off as part of reorganisation. However, the government accepts that Woking Borough Council and Thurrock Coun...

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