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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49921 on Elections: Surrey, whether the scheduled local council elections in (a) Norfolk and (b) Suffolk in 2026 will be (i) postponed and (ii) cancelled.

There are no plans to postpone local elections in 2026. The government’s starting point is for all elections to go ahead unless there is strong justification.