Local Government: Reorganisation
Lords · Question HL3462 · Tabled 14 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Berkeley
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to set out a time-bound and resourced route by which foundation strategic authorities may progress to the full devolved settlement; and what steps they are taking to ensure that areas without a mayoral s
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 28 Sep 2026
Our ambition is that every area in England has, or is in the process of establishing, a Strategic Authority by the end of 2027, with Strategic Authorities in place everywhere by the end of 2028. The Government recently wrote to all areas without a Strateg...