Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 21621
Unitary Councils
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative — Thirsk and Malton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what the evidential basis is for the decision to set new unitary council sizes a
Answer
Jim McMahonThe overall case for local government reorganisation is set out the English Devolution White Paper. New unitary councils must be the right size to achieve efficiencies, improve capacity and withstand financial shocks. For most areas this will mean creatin...
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