Written question asked by Lord Lexden (Conservative) on Monday, 4 April 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 April 2022. It was answered by Lord Greenhalgh (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 April 2022 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Town Twinning

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they maintain a central register of cities and towns in England with international twinning arrangements; if so, whether it shows which cities and towns are twinned with cities and towns in Ukraine; and what discussions they have had, if any, with local authorities in England about encouraging twinning arrangements with cities and towns in Ukraine.

Answer: The Government does not maintain a central register of cities and towns in England with international twinning arrangements. Whilst twinning is a matter for councils themselves, the Government has recently used the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communitiesâ daily local government bulletin to highlight the Cities4Cities initiative; an on-line platform, sponsored by the Council of Europeâs Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, that matches the demands and needs of Ukrainian cities with the capacity and know-how of local authorities across Europe, including those in the United Kingdom.

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