Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to work with local government to develop and implement their proposals for English devolution; and if so, how.

The Government’s ambition is for full devolution across England including through more devolution deals that level up powers and invest further in infrastructure. That is why it has been working with local authority leaders to unlock the Sheffield City Region and continues discussions with West Yorkshire leaders on a new devolution deal. The Government also engages with a wide range of local government partners on the future of devolution in England and looks forward to continuing this as it develops the English Devolution White Paper.