Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 29743
Local Government: Devolution
Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025
Question
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat — Dorking and Horley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what checks and balances there will be on directly-elected Mayors when strategic authorities
Answer
Jim McMahonThere is an existing system of accountability and scrutiny arrangements for Mayoral Combined Authorities and Mayoral Combined County Authorities to ensure that public spending is achieving value for money.The government is committed to strengthening the a...
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