Local Government: Devolution
(asked on 27th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that communities without elected mayors are included in plans for devolution.
Answered by
Sally Jameson
Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This question was answered on 2nd November 2026
The Government has committed to delivering devolution across all of England by the end of 2028. At Budget we announced the biggest ever expansion of devolution, to cover 14.2 million more people, including across Wiltshire.
We are working with remaining areas to agree devolution as quickly as possible, including non-mayoral Foundation Strategic Authorities where there is no preference for a mayor.