Local Government: Devon
Commons · Question 91592 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant of the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 58761; how will the government support unparished areas in Devon like a) Exeter and b) Torbay in the Local Government Re-organi
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 25 Nov 2025
All two tier authorities and their neighbouring unitaries must have regard to the statutory guidance on local government reorganisation. Criterion six states that new unitary structures should enable stronger community engagement and deliver genuine oppor...