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Devolution in England: the case for local government

Inquiry by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, 27 November 2013 to 26 March 2015. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 27 January 2014: Professor Tony Travers, Chair, London Finance Commission, Alexandra Jones, Director, Centre for Cities think tank, and Jim O'Neill, Chair, RSA City Growth Commission
  • 3 February 2014: Councillor David Hodge, Chair, County Councils Network, Tom Riordan, Core Cities Group, and Professor Andy Pike, Director, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle University; Councillor Peter Box, Chair, Key Cities Group, Ed Cox, Director, Institute for Public Policy Research North, and Liz Peace, Chief Executive, British Property Federation (at 5.15 pm).
  • 10 February 2014: Councillor Paul Watson, Leader, Sunderland City Council, Councillor Philip Atkins, Leader, Staffordshire County Council, and Councillor James Lewis, Leeds City Council; Sir Richard Leese, Lord Smith of Leigh, and Councillor Sue Derbyshire, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (at 2.30 pm).
  • 3 March 2014: Boris Johnson, Mayor of London; Darren Johnson, Chair, London Assembly, Mayor Jules Pipe, Chair of London Councils, and Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (at 4.45 pm).
  • 10 March 2014: Roger Lawrence, Leader, Wolverhampton City Council, Councillor Nick Forbes, on behalf of Core Cities Group, and Stephen Hughes, Former Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council
  • 24 March 2014: Councillor Sir Merrick Cockell, Chairman, Local Government Association; Professor Tony Travers, Chair, London Finance Commission, Rob Whiteman, Chief Executive, CIPFA (at 5.15pm).
  • 31 March 2014: Brandon Lewis MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, and Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister of State for Cabinet Office (Cities and Constitution)