Written questions

Local Government: Reorganisation

Commons · Question 24131 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 21 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with local authorities on parish and town councils, in the context of her Department's proposals to reorganise local government structures.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 21 Jan 2025

The English Devolution White Paper was clear that “We know people value the role of governance at the community scale and that can be a concern when local government is reorganised. We will therefore want to see stronger community arrangements when reorga...