| Heading: |
Local Government: Reform |
| Question ID: |
1751108 |
| UIN: |
21007 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4679 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Neil O'Brien
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| Asking Member handle: |
NeilDotObrien
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@NeilDotObrien
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis is for the expectation that reformed local authorities should generally have a population of 500,000 or more. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4569 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Jim McMahon
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| Answering Member handle: |
JimfromOldham
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JimfromOldham
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| Answer text: |
The overall case for local government reorganisation is set out the English Devolution White Paper. New unitary councils must be the right size to achieve efficiencies, improve capacity and withstand financial shocks. For most areas this will mean creatin... |
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| Answering body ID: |
7 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Tweeted: |
true |