Question
John Mann
Labour
Bassetlaw
Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers he intends to devolve to city regions; and if he will make a statement.
Answered on
7 September 2016
It is for a city region or any other place to put forward proposals for any powers that it wishes to be devolved to it, together with its proposals for the necessary strong governance arrangements to support these.
The Government has already agreed devolution deals with nine areas which provide for the devolution of wide ranging powers and budgets on planning, transport and skills and the election of mayors in 2017.
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