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Devolution: Cornwall and Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Devon and Torbay devolution deal to include (a) Plymouth and (b) Cornwall.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
11 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
9 Oct 2024 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Devon and Torbay devolution deal to include (a) Plymouth and (b) Cornwall.

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government has emphasised its commitment to transferring power out of Westminster and into local communities, handing power to those with local knowledge and who are incentivised to drive progress forward. The devolution agreement for Devon and Torbay...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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