Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 80730

Local Government: Reorganisation

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of undertaking a public consultation on the reorganisation of local government.

Answer

Alison McGovern
As set out in the English Devolution White Paper we are ending the two-tier system of local government and establishing single tier councils everywhere. Two tier local government slows down decision making and delivery. It leads to fragmented public servi...

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