Question follow-through · 905836

Local Government: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of devolution on economic growth in Staffordshire.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
13 Oct 2025 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of devolution on economic growth in Staffordshire.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    We know that giving local leaders who understand their patch greater powers to respond to the specific challenges they face, can unlock the growth potential of places.By empowering areas through devolution, all of our regions, including Staffordshire, can...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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