My Lords, surely devolution means giving power to the local level; it does not mean doing that—as long as the Government at the centre agree. Surely devolved authorities must in principle have the right to take local decisions, otherwise it is not devolution.
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Woolmer of Leeds
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 24 June 2015.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL].
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