Local Government: Reorganisation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with refence to his Department's oral statement of 18 December 2025 on Local Government Reorganisation, Official Report col 1132, what information his Department holds on the number of road repairs completed in reorganised areas compared to before they were reorganised.
Answered by Alison McGovern
There is a suite of general continuity regulations for local government reorganisation made under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 which ensure smooth transfer to new unitary councils. These general regulations provide transitional and supplementary arrangements, so that the councils can undertake specific functions to enable a successful move to the single tier of local government. These provisions relate to continuity of services and functions, staffing, local authority plans and schemes, and transfer of assets, property and liabilities, including contracts.
This department does not hold information on the number of road repairs completed.
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