Urban Areas: Royal Charters

(asked on 13th March 2018) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the criteria are for a town to gain city status.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 21st March 2018

City status is a rare distinction conferred by the Queen acting on the advice of ministers. When a competition for city status is held, criteria are not specified as the qualities which towns possess are extremely varied and every application is judged on its merits.

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