Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 24657
Local Government: Devolution
Tabled: 17 January 2025
Answered: 27 January 2025
Question
Tom Tugendhat
Conservative — Tonbridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria she plans to use to determine which local authorities are selected for the Devolution Priority Programme.
Answer
Jim McMahonThe Government is seeking to provide a fast track to mayoral devolution by May 2026 for areas ready to come together under sensible geographies which meet the criteria set out in the White Paper.