A question on #LocalGovernment #Leicestershire tabled by Mr Peter Bedford on 18-06-2025 has been answered by Jim McMahon.

Heading: Local Government: Leicestershire
Question ID: 1814108
UIN: 61079
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-18
Asking Member ID: 5330
Asking Member display name: Mr Peter Bedford
Asking Member handle: peterabedford
Asking Member Twitter reference: @peterabedford
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact of the creation of a single unitary authority in Leicestershire.
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Date answered: 2025-06-25
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4569
Answering Member display name: Jim McMahon
Answering Member handle: JimfromOldham
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JimfromOldham
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Answer text: We have made no such assessment for Leicestershire, nor any other area undergoing reorganisation. Ultimately it is for councils to develop robust and sustainable proposals that are in the best interests of their whole area. In our invitation we provided g...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true