Landmark devolution deal for West Yorkshire laid in Parliament
West Yorkshire reaches key milestone on the way to becoming a Mayoral Combined Authority as the Order for its multi-million-pound devolution deal was laid in Parliament.
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This £38 million-a-year deal will be biggest to date
Helping level up opportunity for people across West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire reached a key milestone today (17 December 2020) on the way to becoming a Mayoral Combined Authority as the Order for its multi-million-pound devolution deal was laid in Parliament by Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government Luke Hall MP.
Subject to parliamentary approval, the region’s first ever Mayoral elections will go ahead on 6 May 2021. The newly elected Mayor and Mayoral Combined Authority will have control over an annual £38 million investment fund as well as new powers over transport, education and housing and planning. The Mayor of West Yorkshire will also become the region’s Police and
• £25 million Heritage Fund • £3.2 million to support the development of housing sites across West Yorkshire. • Up to £500,000 for the Bradford Station Masterplan and funding for the Outline Business Case for Leeds station redevelopment • £75,000 for a West Yorkshire Local Digital Skills Partnership. The deal was first announced in March. Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government Luke Hall MP said: “Today I have laid the Order before Parliament which, if approved, will implement the West Yorkshire Devolution Deal, bringing new powers and tens of millions of pounds a year in new funding to West Yorkshire. “This deal is part of our ambitious agenda to level up and deliver devolution across the country.