Select Committee · Economic Affairs Committee
Fiscal devolution in England
Status: Open
Opened: 24 Apr 2026
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 … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | Session | View ↗ |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Session | View ↗ |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Aditi Sriram · Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Kate Ogden · Institute for Fiscal Studies | View ↗ |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Dr. Jonathan Carr-West · Local Government Information Unit (LGIU), Thomas Pope · Institute for Government | View ↗ |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 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) | View ↗ |
| 9 Jun 2026 | George Osborne · HM Treasury, Rt Hon George Osborne · HM Treasury | View ↗ |
| 19 May 2026 | Paul Johnson · The Queen's College, University of Oxford | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Aditi Sriram · Economist | Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) | 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 |
| George Osborne · Former Chancellor of the Exchequer | HM Treasury | 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 |
| Susan Jarvis · Co-Director | Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, University of Liverpool | 1 |
| Thomas Pope · Deputy Chief Economist | Institute for Government | 1 |