Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 26774
Devolution: Somerset
Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025
Question
Anna Sabine
Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to progress strategic devolution in Somerset with (a) Wiltshire, (b) Dorset and (c) other neighbouring counties.
Answer
Jim McMahonWe are launching the Devolution Priority Programme, aiming to deliver new Strategic Authorities and see a new wave of Mayors elected in May 2026. Regions interested in joining the Devolution Priority Programme have written to government to express their i...
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