The report calls on the next government to reset the UK's decentralization policy, calling on 30 things that can and should be done over the next five years to complete the “half-finished job” of the UK's new deal. is presenting a proposal.
Mayors in major metropolitan areas are figuring out how to improve their regions' economic performance by improving transportation systems, investing in training for future jobs, and leading large-scale urban renewal projects. Already shown. However, the UK's devolution map is an incomplete patchwork of mismatched arrangements, the devolved powers and funding remain insufficient for the task at hand, and the overall devolution plan remains a challenge to Westminster priorities. vulnerable to changes in
Completing England's devolution map, expanding the powers of existing mayors and putting devolution on a firmer footing will reinvigorate the Tory government's stalled leveling up ambitions and ensure that the Labor government continues to do so. This will help us achieve our long-term mission of achieving economic growth.
The report states that during the next parliamentary term, the next government should:
- Extending devolution to at least 85% of England's population, with the first half of Parliament prioritizing devolution to England's remaining metropolitan areas (such as Leicester and Southampton).
- Publish a complete and final map of the boundaries of UK devolution, with boundaries determined by reference to a clear decision-making framework.
- Extend 'Trailblazer' devolution proposals to Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, with greater spending flexibility than current rules, including strategic spatial planning, employment support, apprenticeship levies and research and development budgets. Masu.
- A new wave of pioneer deals incorporating 'single sector settlement' funding will be agreed in areas including the Liverpool City Region, Western and South Yorkshire, the North East and the Tees Valley.
- Pilot tax sharing with key aggregation authorities, for example by devolving part of national insurance revenue, to strengthen incentives for local leaders to promote job creation.
- Enact legislation that puts devolution on a stronger legal footing, giving all of England a legal right to take on devolution.
- Holding a summit of prime ministers and big city mayors within two months of taking office, and holding regular meetings every year thereafter, establishing new minister-mayor committees in key policy areas and ensuring that big city mayors are important to government. Demonstrate that you are a valuable strategic partner. .
- The electoral system for mayoral elections will be reviewed, with a view to replacing the first-come, first-served voting system with a supplementary or alternative voting system.
