Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 116546

Local Government: Reorganisation

Tabled: 27 February 2026

Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that decisions relating to local government reorganisation meet relevant (a) public sector equality duties and (b) provisions of the

Answer

Alison McGovern

Decisions on the most appropriate option for each area will be judgements in the round, having regard to the statutory guidance and the available evidence, including governance and service delivery considerations. All public bodies, including the Governme...

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