{"value":{"id":1895325,"memberId":4956,"member":null,"memberRole":"Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State","uin":"HLWS1487","dateMade":"2026-03-26T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":7,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government","title":"Correction to Written Statement HCWS1455","text":"<p>My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Steve Reed OBE MP) has today made the following statement:</p><p>On 25 March I made a written statement on Local Government Reorganisation. There was a minor error in the statement. In outlining the new councils to be created in Suffolk, it said:</p><ul><li>“Central and Eastern Suffolk Council (current local government areas of West Suffolk, 21 parishes from Mid Suffolk, and Babergh (less 31 parishes)).</li><li>Western Suffolk Council (current local government areas of Mid Suffolk (less 29 parishes), and East Suffolk (less 25 parishes).”</li></ul><p>It should have said:</p><ul><li>“Western Suffolk Council (current local government areas of West Suffolk, 21 parishes from Mid Suffolk, and Babergh (less 31 parishes)).</li><li>Central and Eastern Suffolk Council (current local government areas of Mid Suffolk (less 29 parishes), and East Suffolk (less 25 parishes).”</li></ul>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":1894690,"linkType":"CorrectedStatement","linkDate":"2026-03-25T00:00:00"},{"linkedStatementId":1895322,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2026-03-26T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1895325","method":"GET"}]}