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Local Government: Surrey

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 100573

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what oversight his Department will provide to ensure that (a) borough and (b) district councils do not take on significant costs during local government reorganisation in Surrey.

Answered by Alison McGovern

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 99016 on 19 December 2025.

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