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Debate between Chris Green and Jake Berry
Wednesday 23rd October 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Green Portrait Chris Green  (Bolton West)  (Con)
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T5.   The Mayor of Greater Manchester is the police and crime commissioner and has responsibility for the Greater Manchester spatial framework and for health and social care devolution. London has an Assembly to challenge the Mayor. What mechanism is there in Greater Manchester?

Jake Berry Portrait The Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth (Jake Berry)
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As part of delivering our northern powerhouse, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has committed to 100% devolution across the north of England, but in Greater Manchester, power must come with responsibility. That is why last May, the people of Bolton threw off the yoke of their Labour council after 40 years. The new Conservative leader, David Greenhalgh, will end Andy Burnham’s era of impunity.

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