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Local Government: Reorganisation

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 23535

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are available to review and amend local government boundaries where proposed reorganisation would place communities within more than one unitary authority area; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of such arrangements on local communities.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September.

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