Devolution
Commons · Question 18188 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release, "Mayors meet in York as “devolution revolution” delivers", of 5 June 2026, if he will list each individual Right to Request made to date, and
Answer
Answered by Nesil Caliskan, 17 Jul 2026
The government recently ran a shadow Right to Request process, ahead of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act securing Royal Assent. Mayors submitted 43 requests for further devolution through this process. Ministers wrote to Mayors in May ...