Written questions

Local Government: Devon

Commons · Question 23534 · 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 steps she plans to take to ensure effective local representation for towns, villages and smaller settlements within new unitary authorities in Devon.

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 The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the...