Written questions

Local Government: Gloucestershire

Commons · Question 96939 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Gloucester City Council's finances on local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 11 Dec 2025

We have made no such assessment at this stage. On 28 November we received proposals for unitary councils from Gloucestershire councils, which included information on efficiencies and financial sustainability. Decisions on the most appropriate option for e...