Written question asked by Paul Holmes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 January 2025. It was answered by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 January 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Local Government: Constituencies

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2025 to Question 21478 on Local Government: Correspondence, and with reference to the letter of 16 December 2024 to local council leaders from the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, what her policy is on requests for Principal Area Boundary Reviews by local authorities related to such changes.

Answer: My letter of 16 December 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-reorganisation-letter-to-two-tier-areas) set out Government’s plans for a joint programme of devolution and local government reorganisation. In this letter I set out my intention to formally invite unitary proposals in January 2025 from all councils in two-tier areas, and small neighbouring unitary councils. In this invitation, I will set out further detail on the criteria I will consider when taking decisions on the proposals for reorganisation, and any requests for boundary reviews related to such changes, that are submitted to Government. I intend to ask for interim plans by March 2025 and full proposals later in the year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 23870
Session: 2024-26
Related items: Local Government: Correspondence
Thursday, 9 January 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Constituencies Local government
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