Lancashire Devolution deal No decision has yet been taken over whether the devolution deal Lancashire struck with the last Conservative government will be
Recap: Preston General Election 2024 updates and resultsNo decision has yet been taken over whether the devolution deal Lancashire struck with the last Conservative government will be implemented in its current form by the new Labour administration, the Local Democracy Reporting Service can reveal.
Yet two of the signatories to the document – Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen councils – are themselves Labour controlled. Together with the county council’s Conservative administration, the trio of so-called ‘top-tier’ authorities have championed the deal as one which puts Lancashire on “the devolution bus” – with the potential to deepen the arrangement further down the road.
Phil Riley, the leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, stressed the “really significant support” that the agreed deal had been given by Lancashire businesses – telling the LDRS that the “the sensible thing” for the new government to do was “to progress the deal that is on the table and has been consulted upon”.Meanwhile, Blackpool Council leader Lynn Williams said she wanted to see “as much power and resource as possible devolved from Westminster to Lancashire and Blackpool”.
“Labour in Lancashire remain committed to the view that devolution to local communities can provide unique opportunities to drive forward the new government’s growth agenda. Our view on the current offer, negotiated by the Conservatives at County Hall, is that it doesn’t go far or fast enough. Under the Lancashire agreement – if it is ultimately implemented – the county will gain control over the adult education budget, powers to better integrate local transport and a £20m one-off fund to support “innovation-led growth” in areas such as cyber defence and green energy.
He said that, in his view, the ideal situation would be if the mayoral demand for level 3 was ditched, allowing Lancashire to enhance its current deal and “increase the number of powers” available to the county.
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