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Written question asked by Mike Amesbury (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 June 2023. It was answered by Dehenna Davison (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 June 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Local Government: Cheshire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will meet council representatives from Cheshire and Warrington to discuss devolution for the area.

Answer

The Government remains committed to further extending devolution across England. We will continue to work with local government in England to roll out new mayoral combined authorities, combined county authorities, and county deals. Discussions with places to identify potential candidates for the next set of devolution deals are already underway.

The Government is particularly interested in exploring opportunities for devolution deals that will empower local leaders and communities where places want a directly elected leader or mayor, in line with the devolution framework published in the Levelling Up White Paper. Our existing mayors are already driving economic growth, improving public services and giving local areas a real voice on the national stage.

The Secretary of State set out in his Convention of the North speech his ambitions for Cheshire and Warrington. I have agreed to meet with council leaders to discuss their devolution ambitions in the coming weeks, following recent local elections.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
189684
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Devolution Local government Cheshire
Link
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