PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mayors: Greater Manchester (2 February 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether public scrutiny arrangements will be established before devolution of budgets to the eleventh leader of Greater Manchester planned under the devolution agreement.
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Answer
There is no devolution of budgets to the eleventh leader – budgets will be devolved to the Mayor when elected. There are already strong scrutiny arrangements for the Combined Authority through the Scrutiny Pool.
Answered by:
Kris Hopkins (Conservative)
5 February 2015
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