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Engineering: Local Government

Asked by Jess Brown-FullerLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 77414

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of UK-based (a) civil and (b) software engineers by local authorities.

Answered by Alison McGovern

Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces.

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