Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 68525

Parish and Town Councils

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 24 July 2025

Question

Andrew Cooper

LabourMid Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) town and (b) parish councils that have taken on functions previously managed by (i) district, (ii) county, (iii) unitar

Answer

Jim McMahon
There is no centrally held data on the total number of functions town and parish councils have taken on from principal local authorities.