Written questions

Local Government: Reorganisation

Commons · Question 28604 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter entitled Local government reorganisation: programme review and decisions withdrawal letter to council leaders, published on 7 September 2026, whether

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 16 Sep 2026

On 7 September 2026, the Secretary of State announced that decisions taken for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk would be withdrawn and that implementation of other local government reorganisation decisions would be paused while the Government conside...