Select committee: Economic Affairs Committee
Fiscal devolution in England
Open
Opened 24 Apr 2026
Economic Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Economic Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry into fiscal devolution in England. The inquiry will consider what form fiscal devolution might take, its distributional consequences, and what governance arrangements might be needed as more powers are devolved to local areas. The committee has issued a call for written evidence and will be taking oral evidence from May 2025.
Where it stands
The inquiry is open, opened 24 April 2026.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 10 oral evidence sessionsLatest 20 October 2026
- 21 witnesses
Recent activity
- Committee event3 November 2026, Formal meeting (private meeting) · To Be Confirmed
- Committee event27 October 2026, Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 2, Palace of Westminster
- Oral evidence session20 October 2026, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 20 Oct 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Andrew Carter · Centre for Cities,
Cllr Vince Maple · Key Cities,
Stephen Jones · Core Cities UK
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| 13 Oct 2026 |
Oral evidence session
No witnesses recorded
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| 15 Sep 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Howard Dawber OBE · London City Hall,
The Lord Houchen of High Leven · Tees Valley
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| 8 Sep 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Cllr Eamonn O'Brien · Local Government Association,
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha · Local Government Association,
Jonathan Stephenson · Local Councils Network
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| 7 Jul 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Aditi Sriram · Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR),
Kate Ogden · Institute for Fiscal Studies
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| 30 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Dr. Jonathan Carr-West · Local Government Information Unit (LGIU),
Thomas Pope · Institute for Government
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| 23 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Prof. Iain McLean · Nuffield College, University of Oxford,
Prof. Tony Travers CBE · The LSE School of Public Policy,
Susan Jarvis · Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, University of Liverpool
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| 16 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Dr. Johanna Schnabel · Freie Universität Berlin,
Dr. Sandra León · Institute of Public Goods and Policies at the Spanish National Research Council,
Dr. Sean Dougherty · OECD,
Prof. Alain Trannoy · School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS)
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| 9 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Rt Hon George Osborne · HM Treasury
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| 19 May 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Paul Johnson · The Queen's College, University of Oxford
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Aditi Sriram · Economist | Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) | 1 |
| Andrew Carter · Chief Executive | Centre for Cities | 1 |
| Cllr Eamonn O'Brien · Chair | Local Government Association | 1 |
| Cllr Lucy Nethsingha · Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People’s Board | Local Government Association | 1 |
| Cllr Vince Maple · Chair | Key Cities | 1 |
| Dr. Johanna Schnabel · Researcher | Freie Universität Berlin | 1 |
| Dr. Jonathan Carr-West · Chief Executive | Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) | 1 |
| Dr. Sandra León · Tenured Research Scientist | Institute of Public Goods and Policies at the Spanish National Research Council | 1 |
| Dr. Sean Dougherty · Senior Advisor | OECD | 1 |
| Howard Dawber OBE · Deputy Mayor for Business | London City Hall | 1 |
| Jonathan Stephenson · Vice Chair of the Chief Executives Group | Local Councils Network | 1 |
| Kate Ogden · Senior Research Economist | Institute for Fiscal Studies | 1 |
| Paul Johnson · Provost | The Queen's College, University of Oxford | 1 |
| Prof. Alain Trannoy · Research Director | School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) | 1 |
| Prof. Iain McLean · Emeritus Professor of Politics | Nuffield College, University of Oxford | 1 |
| Prof. Tony Travers CBE · Professor in Practice and Associate Dean | The LSE School of Public Policy | 1 |
| Rt Hon George Osborne · Former Chancellor of the Exchequer | HM Treasury | 1 |
| Stephen Jones · Director | Core Cities UK | 1 |
| Susan Jarvis · Co-Director | Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, University of Liverpool | 1 |
| The Lord Houchen of High Leven · Metro Mayor | Tees Valley | 1 |
| Thomas Pope · Deputy Chief Economist | Institute for Government | 1 |
Meetings & visits
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| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
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| 3 Nov 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Not recorded · To Be Confirmed | |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Not recorded · Room 2, Palace of Westminster |