Скачать или смотреть The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill | Chris Webb MP for Blackpool South

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has now moved to the committee stage, where it will be examined in detail.

This landmark Bill represents a transformative opportunity for our home county, Lancashire, to achieve greater autonomy, drive economic growth, and improve public services. 

For too long local government has been overlooked and underfunded. Decisions that should be made close to the people they affect have instead been handed down from Whitehall. Blackpool South and Lancashire as a whole have felt this deeply. This Bill begins to put that right and opens the door to the kind of system, with an elected mayor, that would bring Lancashire the full benefits of devolution – real powers, long-term investment and a stronger, fairer future.

It offers Lancashire the chance to take back control of our economic future, rebuild strong public services, and give local people a proper say in the decisions that impact their lives.

I will work with the government to ensure our communities get the investment, the powers and the opportunities they need to thrive – and that our great county of Lancashire gets the deal it deserves.

Read more on the Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill here: www.chriswebb.org/news/devolution-lets-get-lancashire-the-deal-we-deserve