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Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 March 2025UIN 34624

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 27157 on Council of the Nations and Regions: National Identity, whether there is a requirement of a sense of regional identity to qualify as a recognised region.

Answered by Jim McMahon

The government will consider proposals for future devolution agreements against the criteria set out in the White Paper. A vital element of successful devolution is the ability for local residents to engage with and hold their devolved institutions to account – and local identity is therefore one of these criteria.

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