Regional Government
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role her Department expects the (a) Mayoral Council and (b) Leaders Council to play in supporting regional governance.
Answered by Jim McMahon
The Mayoral Council will support regional governance by building stronger partnership working between the UK Government and Mayors of Combined Authorities to deliver economic growth and effective public services.
The Leaders Council brings together ministers and local leaders, who know their communities best, to tackle shared problems and co-design policy solutions.
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