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Member

Speaking in the House of Commons on 24 November 2025

Debate

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Contribution

How will new schedule 2 be amendable—will it require primary legislation? Will there be any safeguards put in place? If the pilot were to last into a future Government, what powers would a future Government or Minister—or a future Mayor of London—have to amend it? We need to be legislating for the institutions, not the individuals. I am sure that the Minister is very on top of this, but it is not that long ago that she was in another job; even within one Government’s term we can have a change of Minister. We need to legislate for the long term, not the short term. I hope the Minister can answer those questions in her summing up.

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