PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mayors: Greater Manchester (2 February 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances the interim mayor of Greater Manchester city-region will be appointed for a further term.
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Answer
Until Parliament legislates for an elected Mayor it is at the discretion of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an interim mayor - any such appointment would be for a fixed term to be determined by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, up to a maximum of 2 years. It is our intention that there would be primary legislation early in the next Parliament to facilitate direct elections in 2017.
Answered by:
Kris Hopkins (Conservative)
5 February 2015
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