Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 11409

Tabled: 19 June 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

ConservativeBraintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on whether a (a) sitting Chairman or (b) civic Mayor can (i) preside over and (ii) participate in a Full Council (A) de