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Lord Ravensdale (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 26 March 2026

Debate

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that comprehensive response and for the collaborative approach she has taken in response to these amendments and in all the various letters that have been flying back and forth over the past couple of days on this matter. I appreciate the commitments she has made on the guidance on local growth plans; the socioeconomic duty statutory guidance, which will really help drive forward that approach on data; and the strategic authority guidance. There is a comprehensive response there which will help to meet the intent of my amendments on social mobility, and I appreciate that. I listened carefully to what the Minister had to say on Amendment 93. She mentioned the collaboration clauses in the Bill, but we are of course talking about broader, pan-regional collaboration here, which is not yet adequately covered in the Bill. I ask her whether she would perhaps be willing to meet me and other stakeholders on this matter to look at that guidance and how we can move forward on this issue. I can see the Minister nodding. With that assurance, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.

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