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Combined Authorities

Commons · Question 115423 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that funding allocated to mayoral combined authorities is delivering value for money; how often such authorities are subject to i

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 4 Mar 2026

Mayoral Strategic Authorities are expected to follow the existing principles and processes described in the English Devolution Accountability Framework and Scrutiny Protocol, which sets out how Mayors will be held to account by central government, at loca...