Local Government: Devon
Commons · Question 23531 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the Department made of the long-term financial sustainability of the proposed Devon Country and Coast unitary authority.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 15 Sep 2026
I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...