| Heading: |
Unitary Councils |
| Question ID: |
1759572 |
| UIN: |
HL4518 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-28 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4558 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Thornhill
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Thornhill
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether it will be possible to alter existing council boundaries when establishing a unitary council. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4956 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
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| Answering Member handle: |
SharonStevenage
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SharonStevenage
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| Answer text: |
Existing council boundaries should be considered the building blocks for new unitary councils, but where there is a strong justification more complex boundary changes will be considered. |
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| Answering body ID: |
7 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Tweeted: |
true |