Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 2447

Combined Authorities

Tabled: 30 July 2024
Answered: 4 September 2024

Question

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

ConservativeNorth West Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of simplifying the process for creating new Combined County Authorities.

Answer

Jim McMahon
We are committed to ensuring that every part of England can rapidly benefit from devolution, moving power out of Westminster back to those who know their areas best. The English Devolution Bill will establish a more ambitious standardised framework and ma...

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