All 2 Debates between Andrew Percy and Tracy Brabin

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Debate between Andrew Percy and Tracy Brabin
Monday 27th February 2017

(7 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tracy Brabin Portrait Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen) (Lab)
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8. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that the effects of devolution deals are felt across England.

Andrew Percy Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Andrew Percy)
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Our devolution deals will support economic growth across the country by devolving powers and, more importantly, funding from this place so that they can be determined by local people. By May this year, 33% of England’s population will have gone to the polls to elect their directly elected Mayors.

Tracy Brabin Portrait Tracy Brabin
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As the Minister no doubt knows, two years ago West Yorkshire council agreed a devolution deal for the Leeds city region. Why has there been no progress? What plans does he have to give West Yorkshire the devolution deal it wants, and why the delay?

Andrew Percy Portrait Andrew Percy
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We have made good on the city deals we negotiated with the Leeds city region. The problem on broader Yorkshire devolution, given that this is a bottom-up approach, is that there has not been agreement across Yorkshire about what form it should take. Some of the hon. Lady’s colleagues have not helped in recent weeks by proposing solutions on a boundary of a nature not within the legal framework.

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Debate between Andrew Percy and Tracy Brabin
Monday 28th November 2016

(8 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Percy Portrait Andrew Percy
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We have only announced regional allocations, so it is not correct to say at this point that the South East LEP will receive £55 million. The final figures will be announced in the coming weeks, and the initial funding allocations given to LEPs for discussion may change somewhat.

Tracy Brabin Portrait Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen) (Lab)
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In Kirklees, the amount spent on social care has gone down in real terms by 15.7% since 2010, despite demand increasing with a rapidly ageing society. What steps are the Government taking to help local councils with the £1.9 billion funding gap in adult social care this year?