Unitary Councils
Commons · Question 86781 · 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, what plans he has to allow unitary councils to expand their size into current two-tier areas.
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...