Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January to Question 94508 on Local Government: Meetings, on what date his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on whether to make express provision for councils to meet remotely on a permanent basis.

The Department has considered the responses to the consultation and the Government will respond shortly.