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Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

13th Report - Brexit and local government

HC 493 Published 3 April 2019

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Brexit and Local Government inquiry Report on parliament.uk ↗

At a glanceGovernment response published 11 June 2019

The government's response

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government says it has been able, "in spirit and principle", to accept all ten recommendations of the Committee's report on Brexit and local government.

  • On engagement and no deal planning, the government accepts the recommendations and commits to "ensuring appropriate mechanisms are in place throughout the implementation period and negotiations on a future relationship".
  • On the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, it agrees "in principle" to consult, says it "will consult widely", and says final decisions are due following the Spending Review.
  • On devolution, it accepts the recommendation "with the caveat" that it will provide clarity "as soon as practicable"; it says it would not be right to commit to a one-month deadline and is "not persuaded" a further English Devolution Bill is necessary.
  • On new burdens, it is "committed, through the established New Burdens Doctrine", to funding local government in England "in full, should a new burden be identified and assessed".

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