Mayors: Finance
Commons · Question 102042 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the a) creation of and b) ongoing operation of Mayoral authorities during this Parliament.
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 12 Jan 2026
In my statement to parliament on the 4 December 2025, I confirmed that Investment Funds for the six areas on the Devolution Priority Programme will amount to close to £200 million collectively per year for 30 years, once Mayors are in post. I also confirm...