51 Lord Wallace of Saltaire debates involving the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Yorkshire: Devolution

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Monday 10th February 2020

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)
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My Lords, is the Minister aware that the city region model simply does not fit North Yorkshire? When I asked the last Minister responsible for this how he defined a city region for North Yorkshire, he said it is a rural region that will have a virtual city. The extent to which one model is being pushed on various parts of England seems not only undemocratic but illogical.

Viscount Younger of Leckie Portrait Viscount Younger of Leckie
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I point out to the noble Lord that, as I said, this is driven by those in the area.

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