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Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL]

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Woolmer, for the two points that he raised and for his increasing confidence as the Bill goes along—it is reassuring to me if not to anyone else. He asked whether each and every deal would be brought forward in this way. The answer is yes. He also asked whether the reports would be in addition to the explanatory memorandum. Not only will they be in addition, but they will be full and detailed.

The noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, asked whether the report plus the explanatory memorandum would be part of the full deal explanation, or whether it would be done piecemeal. My view at this moment—and I will correct it if it is wrong—is that once an area is ready to go forward with a devolution deal and therefore the orders that come with it, there will be a substantial report plus explanatory memoranda. It may be that that is added to through a future order, but that order on its own would then come through both Houses of Parliament. That is how I see it working, and I will correct it if it is not the case.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
764 c452 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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