Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 84922

Unitary Councils: Surrey

Tabled: 24 October 2025

Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for (a) decision on and (b) implementation of unitarisation of councils in Surrey; and whether Surrey will have an elected mayor.

Answer

Alison McGovern

I refer the Rt. Hon. Gentleman to the Written Ministerial Statement that was published on 28 October 2025, which announced the decision made by the Government to implement the proposal for two unitary councils for Surrey, subject to Parliamentary approval...

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