Regional Devolution Funding 2026-09-07
2026-09-07
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The Bakerloo line extension is planned to revitalise Catford, with thousands of new homes unlocked in the area.
What steps her Department plans to take through local government changes to further devolve funding decisions to regions, specifically how the Bakerloo line extension will be supported by regional funding?
We are committed to empowering mayors, giving them further levers to invest in their communities and their areas, including through retaining a share of income tax. The Bakerloo extension line will be a decision for the GLA and Transport for London, and I will continue to work with them to support their work and future projects.
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Specific details on how the Bakerloo line extension will be supported by regional funding
Committed To Empowering Mayors
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Labour's housing targets in south Essex would mean 151,000 extra patients for Basildon hospital, which is rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission and in intensive special measures.
How can Basildon hospital cope with 151,000 additional patients because of Labour's housing targets when it can barely cope with the patients it has at the moment?
That is probably a question best directed to health oral questions. The Government are committed to working with all areas as part of our devolution road map to ensure that authorities and health providers can deal with the devolution we have planned.
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How Basildon hospital can cope with the additional patients
Best Directed To Health Oral Questions
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The Government have paused much of their devolution programme, with only Surrey looking likely to get its way.
How many of the new mayors promised by this Government after their election will be in place by the next general election?
The Secretary of State will be making a statement on that very issue, setting out what we will be doing in going further with local government reform and with mayors.
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Number of mayors promised by the next general election
Statement On That Very Issue
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The Prime Minister indicated that newly formed local authorities will not be forced to have a strategic mayor to benefit from devolution.
How will the Department ensure that non-mayoral strategic authorities, including the emerging foundation strategic authority in Surrey, receive financial resources to make meaningful funding decisions at a regional level?
Our ambition is to ensure that everywhere in England has or is in the process of establishing a strategic authority by the end of 2027, and that strategic authorities are in place everywhere by the end of 2028. We will be setting out more information about our plans for devolution in the coming months.
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Specific financial resources for non-mayoral strategic authorities
Ambition Is To Ensure That Everywhere In England Has Or Is In The Process Of Establishing A Strategic Authority
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