Written questions

Local Government: Reorganisation

Lords · Question HL3193 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness O'Neill of Bexley

To ask His Majesty's Government what impact assessment they have undertaken of the effect of local government reorganisation on the financial stability of those local authorities involved.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 14 Sep 2026

As set out by the Secretary of State in her oral statement of 7 September, the Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused activity for 14 areas while a full review of the local government reorga...