Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 86781

Unitary Councils

Tabled: 30 October 2025

Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to allow unitary councils to expand their size into current two-tier areas.

Answer

Alison McGovern

The Government is committed to ending two-tier local government in England in this Parliament. On 5 February 2025, the Government invited two-tier authorities and their neighbouring small unitary authorities to develop proposals for unitary local governme...

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