Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 53488

Mayors: Inland Waterways

Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 28 May 2025

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

ConservativeGosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her plans for English devolution will give Mayors powers over waterborne transport networks.

Answer

Jim McMahon
The government understands how important maritime transport is in the Solent region, and the role that waterborne transport networks play in the local transport strategy. Chapter 3 of the English Devolution White Paper sets out the responsibilities of str...

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