Local Government Reorganisation

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:49 pm on 23 January 2019.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 2:49, 23 January 2019

I just don't think that one size fits all at all. There are very good examples across Britain and across the world of both large and small local authorities that work very effectively. It's about harnessing local resources for local people and harnessing the power of local democratic decisions in order to do so. So, my own view is that if two local authorities thought they would work better as a single one, I would not be standing in the way of that, and if they think they're better to do regional collaborations and some things individually, I'd be looking to see what we could do to facilitate those working arrangements.