Member

This Bill has not addressed these issues. There is no mention of the mayoral council in the Bill. It will meet at the invitation of the Secretary of State. Quite possibly, when the majority of elected mayors are drawn from different parties from that of the Government, which is highly likely in years to come, the Secretary of State—on a whim, as the Minister might say—will refuse to convene meetings. This amendment aims to future-proof English devolution by making the mayoral council statutory and briefly spelling out its functions.