Local Government: Devolution
Commons · Question 28657 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Katie Lam
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Dear Colleague letter on Introducing No10 North, of 1 September 2026, whether the policy of devolution by default will apply to requests for devolution by (
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 23 Sep 2026
The Right to Request was introduced by the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act, and allows Mayors of Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities to submit requests for new powers and funding, and the Government then has six months to respond. T...