Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103285

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department undertook a public sector equality duty assessment on the decision to cancel the mayoral elections.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
The Government intends to establish Mayoral Strategic Authorities via secondary legislation for all the Devolution Priority Programme areas as soon as possible, subject to the councils’ consent. Devolution is strongest when it is built on strong foundatio...
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