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Local Government: Reorganisation

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 102402

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's oral statement of 18 December 2025 on Local Government Reorganisation, whether his Department has made a comparative estimate of the cost of (a

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

No assessment has been made. Spend on council elections is a matter for local authorities and spend on mayoral elections for strategic authorities is a matter for those bodies.

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