{"value":{"id":1241963,"askingMemberId":2569,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-10-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-10-22T00:00:00","uin":"HL8927","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government how many council seat vacancies are currently being held over by principal local authorities in England; and, of these, how many are in seats where the term of office would in any case end next May.","answeringBodyId":7,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4877,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-10-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government does not hold records detailing council seat vacancies in England; each local authority is responsible for ensuring vacancies are filled. Legislation has postponed all local polls in England until May 2021.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Councillors: Vacancies","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1241963","method":"GET"}]}