Moved by
Lord McKenzie of Luton
1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Devolution: annual report
(1) The Secretary of State must lay before each House of Parliament an annual report about devolution for all areas within England pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
(2) The report shall include information on—
(a) the areas of the country where agreements have been reached;
(b) the areas of the country where proposals have been received by the Secretary of State and negotiations have taken place but agreement has not yet been reached;
(c) additional financial resources and public functions which have been devolved as a result of agreements; and
(d) the extent to which consideration has been given by a Minister of the Crown to the principle under section (Devolution statements) that powers should be devolved to combined authorities or the most appropriate local level except where those powers can more effectively be exercised by central government.
(3) The annual report shall be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after 31 March each year.”