| Heading: |
Local Government: Devolution |
| Question ID: |
1782604 |
| UIN: |
HL5592 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-10 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4184 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Eaton
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Eaton
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication on 16 December 2024 of the English Devolution White Paper, whether they intend to retain ceremonial counties for the purposes of appointing Lord Lieutenants and High Sheriffs. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-24 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4956 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
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| Answering Member handle: |
SharonStevenage
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SharonStevenage
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| Answer text: |
There is no intention that the priorities set out in the English Devolution White Paper will impact on the ceremonial counties or the important roles that Lord Lieutenants and High Sheriffs play as the Monarch’s representatives in those counties, and cere... |
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| Answering body ID: |
7 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Tweeted: |
true |