Local Government: Hertfordshire
Commons · Question 26969 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the (a) evidence, (b) analysis and (c) financial modelling underpinning the decision to create four unitary authorities in Hertfordshire.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 8 Sep 2026
The proposals and supporting evidence submitted by councils formed the primary basis for assessment, alongside official analysis. Officials drew on sector benchmarking data, evidence from previous reorganisations, Government appraisal guidance and departm...