Local Government: Essex
Commons · Question 125784 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his decision letter to council leaders in Essex on local government reorganisation, dated 25 March 2026, whether the councils will be able to change the name fr
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 20 Apr 2026
A statutory consultation has already been undertaken on the proposal for five new unitary councils, which will now be implemented.It is intended that the secondary legislation establishing the new councils will name them in line with that proposal.Once es...