Combined Authorities
Commons · Question 1174 · Tabled 22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the governance of non-mayoral combined county authorities to include district councils as constituent members.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 30 Jul 2024
Existing combined county authority legislation provides that only upper tier local authorities in the area of a combined county authority can be constituent members. District councils are an important part of local government, and as non-constituent membe...