Written questions

Local Government: Elections

Lords · Question HL12290 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 8 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 10 November (HC87207), whether unitarisation and local government restructuring meet the criteria for a "strong justif

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 8 Dec 2025

As set out by the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 10 November, single year election postponements in 2025 were intended to help deliver both devolution and reorganisation to the most ambitious timeline possible in the ar...