Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 20571
Mayors
Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 6 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Clive Betts
Labour — Sheffield South East
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to allow elected Mayors outside London to appoint Deputies in the same way as the Mayor of London.
Answer
Jim McMahonThe English Devolution White Paper sets out that the government will legislate so that Mayors are able to appoint and remunerate ‘Commissioners’ who would be able to support the delivery of key functions with portfolios to be determined by Mayors.