| Heading: |
Local Government: Reform |
| Question ID: |
1752708 |
| UIN: |
22092 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-06 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4805 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Alicia Kearns
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Alicia Kearns
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether unitary local authorities will be required to merge with neighbouring councils to mee |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-09 |
| 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: |
On 16 December, I wrote to all councils in two-tier areas and to neighbouring small unitaries alongside the White Paper, to set out our plans. I intend to formally invite unitary proposals in January 2025 from all these councils. I will ask for interim pl... |
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| Answering body ID: |
7 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Tweeted: |
true |