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 FahnbullehThe 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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