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Local Government: Devolution

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 7 February 2025UIN 27570

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20555 on Elections: Kent, how many local authority areas will participate in the Devolution Priority Programme.

Answered by Jim McMahon

On 5 February, the Deputy Prime Minister announced that Government will be taking forward six devolution areas on the Devolution Priority Programme: Cumbria; Cheshire and Warrington; Greater Essex; Hampshire and Solent; Norfolk and Suffolk; and Sussex and Brighton.

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