questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new councils of (a) West Surrey and (b) East Surrey will be given Borough status.
answerText: Borough status is purely honorific and has no impact on the functions or responsibilities of local authorities. It can only be conferred on district councils by His Majesty The King.Existing borough status held by current councils in Surrey may continue t...
heading: Local Government: Surrey