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...