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Engineering: Local Government

Commons · Question 77414 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of UK-based (a) civil and (b) software engineers by local authorities.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 17 Oct 2025

Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces.