The Minister mentioned that local areas can choose what area will bid for these devolved powers, based on their own local needs. What size of population or of economy would an area need to get this devolution? There has been some suggestion that the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire bid is not large enough.
Cities and Local Government Devolution [Lords] Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Nigel Mills
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 21 October 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Cities and Local Government Devolution [Lords] Bill.
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