Local Government: Reorganisation
Commons · Question 26085 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether the Government has plans to allow referendums to authorise local authority merges.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 28 Jan 2025
It will be essential for councils to work with local partners, including MPs, to develop plans for sustainable unitary structures capable of delivering the high-quality public services that residents need and deserve. It is for councils to decide how best...