A question on #Devolution #Somerset tabled by Anna Sabine on 27-01-2025 has been answered by Jim McMahon.

Heading: Devolution: Somerset
Question ID: 1759171
UIN: 26774
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-27
Asking Member ID: 5286
Asking Member display name: Anna Sabine
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Anna Sabine
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to progress strategic devolution in Somerset with (a) Wiltshire, (b) Dorset and (c) other neighbouring counties.
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Date answered: 2025-02-04
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Answering Member ID: 4569
Answering Member display name: Jim McMahon
Answering Member handle: JimfromOldham
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JimfromOldham
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Answer text: We are launching the Devolution Priority Programme, aiming to deliver new Strategic Authorities and see a new wave of Mayors elected in May 2026. Regions interested in joining the Devolution Priority Programme have written to government to express their i...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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