Councillors
Commons · Question 95327 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 4 of the Autumn Budget 2025, HC1492, 26 November 2025, if he will publish the evidential basis for the claim that there would be a £250 million saving from
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 16 Dec 2025
The Government is committed to cutting the cost of politics. The £250 million figure was calculated based on estimated savings from the potential reduction in local councillors through Local Government Reorganisation and from the abolition of Police and C...