Written question asked by John Grogan (Labour) on Thursday, 21 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 March 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jake Berry (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 March 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Devolution: Yorkshire and the Humber

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's analysis of the case presented to Ministers for One Yorkshire devolution by local authority leaders.

Answer: In reaching his decision on the One Yorkshire proposal the Secretary of State had regard to the evidence and analysis supplied by the Yorkshire leaders, which are available at https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/economy/devolution/ . It was on this basis that the Secretary of State concluded that the One Yorkshire proposal met neither the criterion on functional economic area nor on there being strong and accountable governance. The proposal focuses on an area that is far greater than any of today’s functional economic city regions, and does not show how a single accountable mayor would be empowered to take tough decisions across a single area.

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