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Local Government: Constituencies

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 February 2025UIN 26695

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity available at the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to draft electoral boundaries for new un

Answered by Jim McMahon

My department is liaising closely with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England so that they are involved at the appropriate time to ensure fair electoral arrangements across the area of any new unitary local authorities.

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