Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2016 to Question 46903, on planning permission, how many local scrutiny committees combined authorities are expected to have; and who those committees report to.

The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 requires combined authorities to establish at least one overview and scrutiny committee and an audit committee. These committees report to the Combined Authority and, where there is one, the Mayor of the Combined Authority.