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2026, the Secretary of State announced that decisions taken for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk would be withdrawn and that implementation of other local government reorganisation decisions would be paused while the Government conside...