A question on #UnitaryCouncils tabled by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb on 18-12-2024 has been answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage.

Heading: Unitary Councils
Question ID: 1751376
UIN: HL3612
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-12-18
Asking Member ID: 4297
Asking Member display name: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Asking Member handle: greenjennyjones
Asking Member Twitter reference: @greenjennyjones
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they will apply to "small unitary authorities" when assessing whether they will be expected to merge with other authorities.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-01-06
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4956
Answering Member display name: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Answering Member handle: SharonStevenage
Answering Member Twitter reference: @SharonStevenage
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Answer text: The Minister for Local Government wrote to all councils in two-tier areas and neighbouring small unitaries on publication of the English Devolution White Paper on 16th December to set out his ambitions and expectations in greater detail. In this letter th...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true