Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 90260
Local Government: Reorganisation
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Local Planning Authorities have an up-to-date local plan before local government reorganisation.
Answer
Matthew PennycookI refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 3 June 2025 (HCWS676) and the answer given to Question UIN 70545 on 15 September 2025.