Written questions

Local Government: Constituencies

Commons · Question 86775 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Local Government Boundary Commission boundary reviews have been (a) paused and (b) terminated because of potential unitary local government restructuring.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 10 Nov 2025

The Government is committed to ending two-tier local government in England in this Parliament. On 5 February 2025, the Government invited two-tier authorities and their neighbouring small unitary authorities to develop proposals for unitary local governme...