Local Government: Reorganisation
Commons · Question 28113 · 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 cost to her Department of conducting the rapid review of the Local Government Reorganisation programme, including staff time.
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As set out by the Secretary of State in her oral statement of 7 September, the Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the local govern...