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Local Government: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, how she plan

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
19 Jul 2024
Target answer date
23 Jul 2024
Answer
29 Jul 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, how she plan

  2. 23 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Government’s ambition is for a new, stronger partnership between central and local Government, recognising that different parts of the country have different strengths, and it is local representatives that know their communities best.We will work in p...

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