Local Government: Devon

Commons · Question 105026 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on 12 January, whether his Department will apply weighted criteria in the current phase of Local Government Reorga

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 19 Jan 2026

All proposals must have regard to the statutory guidance that was part of the statutory invitation issued on 5 February 2025. This set out six criteria for unitary local government covering issues such as size, sensible geographies, efficiencies, financia...