Devolution consultation opens today
Dear Town and Parish Councillors,
People across Hull and East Yorkshire can now have their say on devolution proposals for the region.
We, along with Hull City Council, have today launched an eight-week consultation on the proposal to create a Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA), led by a directly elected mayor.
The leaders of both councils are urging all residents, businesses and other organisations to read the proposal and give their feedback.
From now until 27 February, people can read the devolution proposal and give their feedback on each part of the deal at heydevolution.com
Residents can also visit any East Riding library, or any Hull library or customer service centre, where they can get help completing the survey using a computer or completing the questionnaire on paper.
There will also be a series of drop-in events across the region, where people will be able find out more about the devolution proposal. Dates, locations and times for these will be announced at:
The Hull and East Yorkshire MCA would have powers to invest in areas such as transport, skills and housing, as well as an additional £400m of devolved funding over the next 30 years to invest in local priorities.
A combined authority for East Yorkshire does not mean the two councils would merge, only that they would collaborate on certain issues that affect everyone in the region.
The councils and the delivery of day-to-day responsibilities would remain separate, and local services would not be affected.
More information
A toolkit of printable posters and flyers and social media graphics for the devolution consultation will be sent to you soon.
Should you wish to support our campaign to back the deal, please make use of these to engage your local residents.
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