Written question asked by Lisa Nandy (Labour) on Friday, 30 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 February 2015 (named day). It was answered by Kris Hopkins (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 February 2015 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Devolution: Greater Manchester

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how he has publicised the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Answer: As was the case with previous consultations on combined authorities which this Government has undertaken, when launched we wrote to all of the statutory consultees and others whom, as statute provides, the Secretary of State considered it appropriate to consult. In this case, the statutory consultees are the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the ten local authorities within the Greater Manchester area, and other appropriate consultees were considered to be the local enterprise partnership and the Business Leadership Council. In addition the consultation document has been placed on the Government’s website and as the paper states “The Secretary of State will also have regard to any comments received from members of the public and others”.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 222791
Session: 2014-15
Subjects: Devolution Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk