My hon. Friend, a fellow Mancunian, is making an excellent impassioned speech about devolution. We are in favour of the devolution package, and the interim mayor, Tony Lloyd, will have powers over transport, business rates, skills retention and spatial planning. However, the problem as it stands is that the people of Greater Manchester do not know where the health portfolio is going to sit. Who will be accountable? At the moment, it will be one of the 10 local leaders. The devolution deal, as currently put forward by the Government, is not joined up.
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Mike Kane
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 October 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords].
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