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Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 78178

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference the Written Statement of 24 June 2025 entitled Simplified Local Leadership Structures, HCWS736, whether he plans to abolish the committee-based governance system i

Answered by Alison McGovern

The government has no current plans to abolish the committee-based governance system in the City of London Corporation.

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