Written questions

Local Government: Reorganisation

Commons · Question 129852 · Tabled 27 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of (i) ward and (ii) parish financial data to facilitate funding disaggregation as a result of boundary changes an

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 29 Apr 2026

Decisions about how funding, assets and liabilities are managed are for councils to take forward locally as part of their transition planning, including how budgets and financial risks are apportioned between successor councils and the arrangements needed...