Local Government
Commons · Question 21425 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the minimum population to become a Foundation Strategic Authority is different for (a) new unitary councils and (b) London boroughs.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 10 Jan 2025
The assumed population threshold for all levels of Strategic Authority is 1.5 million or above, but we accept that in some places, smaller authorities may be necessary.As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, new unitary councils must be the righ...