Mayors
Commons · Question 128355 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide guidance for combined county authorities on the next steps to transition to mayoral authorities.
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 23 Apr 2026
The Government remains firmly committed to mayoral devolution and is forging ahead with it, including through the Devolution Priority Programme, but we have been clear that this model works best when built on firm foundations. That is why we have issued a...