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Question for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UIN 900445, tabled on 28 November 2023

Question

Sir Edward Leigh
Conservative
Gainsborough
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has for further devolution in England.

Answer

Jacob Young
Conservative
Redcar
Commons

Answered on

4 December 2023

As the Chancellor set out at Autumn Statement, we remain committed to ensuring that every part of England that wants a devolution deal by 2030 will have one.

In addition to the four new devolution deals and deeper devolution offer announced last week, we have committed to consider whether level 2 powers and funding can be devolved to county councils that meet key criteria set out in the Levelling Up White Paper. We are also in advanced discussions with Devon and Torbay about a devolution deal there.

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