Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 83816

Devolution: Cornwall

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to ensure that Cornwall is eligible for full devolution without having to join a combined authority with Devon.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
The government has been clear in its goal to achieve universal coverage in of Strategic Authorities in England.The English Devolution White Paper set out the principles that will guide the government’s programme of widening and deepening devolution. The g...
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