Written questions

Local Government: Reorganisation

Lords · Question HL3462 · Tabled 14 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 28 Sep 2026

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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

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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...