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Question for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UIN 90322, tabled on 9 December 2021

Question

Mr Clive Betts
Labour
Sheffield South East
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the Local Government Association on the emergence of Omicron and the number of councils who have had to (a) cancel meetings, (b) restrict attendance and (c) reduce items for discussion in an attempt to reduce the risks of transmission.

Answer

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
Saffron Walden
Commons

Answered on

15 December 2021

I held a round table which representatives of the Local Government Association attended, and a webinar which all local authority Leaders and Chief Executives were invited to last week where this issue was raised.

The Department is reviewing the responses to the consultation on council remote meetings and the Government will respond shortly. Any permanent change would require primary legislation, and would depend upon Parliamentary time being available.

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