Local Government: Reorganisation
Commons · Question 28111 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Tom Morrison
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the total cost incurred to date by local authorities in Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk in preparing for local government reorganisation decis
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 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As set out by the Secretary of State in her oral statement of 7 September, the Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the local govern...