Written questions

Local Government: Devolution

Commons · Question 37059 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the provisions in the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, on (a) localism and (b) communities.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 18 Mar 2025

The government sees the policies set out in the English Devolution White Paper as supportive of communities and the localism agenda. The White Paper is clear that we cannot deliver the change the public expect, whether more growth, more homes, more joined...