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Parish and Town Councils

Commons · Question 68525 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 24 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) town and (b) parish councils that have taken on functions previously managed by (i) district, (ii) county, (iii) unitar

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 24 Jul 2025

There is no centrally held data on the total number of functions town and parish councils have taken on from principal local authorities.