Question follow-through · 51081
Portsmouth City Council: Devolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Portsmouth City Council on their voluntary position on the Devolution Priority Programme.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 8 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 May 2025
- Answer
- 23 May 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Portsmouth City Council on their voluntary position on the Devolution Priority Programme.
12 May 2025
Target answer date
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23 May 2025
Answer published
Portsmouth City Council joined the Devolution Priority Programme alongside Southampton Council, Hampshire County Council and the Isle of Wight Council earlier this year. I met with local leaders across the region, including Portsmouth City Council, on 4 F...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Domestic Abuse: Portsmouth
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has provided to Portsmouth City Council over the past two years for domestic abuse services and to tackle violence against women and girls.