Written questions

Tower Hamlets Council: Allowances

Commons · Question 8784 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Ministerial Envoys were consulted over the mayoral and councillor allowance increases in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 16 Jun 2026

The detail of day-to-day discussions between ministerial appointees and their local authority is not routinely reported to ministers, and I am not in a position to comment on those conversations. The Envoys are continuing to work comprehensively within th...