Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how long she expects the review of local government reorganisation to take.

The Government will consider the programme overall including the four withdrawn decisions from March, the further decisions taken in July, and the two areas where decisions have yet to be made. Surrey is not affected by this announcement as councillors have been elected to the new councils which will go live in April 2027.

We recognise the need for clarity and will set out next steps as soon as possible.