Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 41255

Mayors

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Jade Botterill

LabourOssett and Denby Dale

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that new Mayors are accountable to their local areas.

Answer

Jim McMahon
Within Mayoral Combined Authorities and Mayoral Combined County Authorities there is an existing system of accountability and scrutiny arrangements. This system ensures that public spending is achieving value for money. In the English Devolution White Pap...

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