Written questions

Local Government: Reorganisation

Commons · Question 28596 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statement on Local Government Reorganisation of 7 September 2026, on what date she first considered withdrawing the decision on local government reorganisat

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 The government has withdrawn the March 2026 decision for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and is undertaking a full review of the local government reorganisation pr...