Devolution in England Debate
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
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Devolution in England
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to further devolution in England.
The Minister of State, Home Office and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Lord Greenhalgh) (Con)
We intend to publish the devolution and local recovery White Paper in the autumn. This will set out our plans for expanding devolution across England to support economic recovery and levelling up, building on the success of our directly elected combined authority mayors.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op) [V]
My Lords, does the Minister accept that while there is major devolution of powers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, there is a democratic deficit in England? So will the White Paper, when it comes out, include the devolution of real power to major regions throughout the whole of England?