Committees

Fiscal devolution in England

Inquiry

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.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 5 June 2026.

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 17 November 2026
3:00pm Private
Private meeting 17 November 2026
To Be Confirmed
Tuesday 10 November 2026
3:00pm Private
Private meeting 10 November 2026
To Be Confirmed
Tuesday 3 November 2026
3:00pm Private
Private meeting 3 November 2026
To Be Confirmed
Tuesday 27 October 2026
3:00pm Private
Private meeting 27 October 2026
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Past events

Tuesday 20 October 2026
3:00pm Public
Fiscal devolution in England - Oral evidence 20 October 2026
3:00pm
  • Andrew Carter (Chief Executive at Centre for Cities)
  • Stephen Jones (Director at Core Cities UK)
  • Cllr Vince Maple (Chair at Key Cities)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 15 September 2026
3:00pm Public
Fiscal devolution in England - Oral evidence 15 September 2026
3:00pm
  • Howard Dawber OBE (Deputy Mayor for Business at London City Hall)
  • The Lord Houchen of High Leven (Metro Mayor at Tees Valley)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 8 September 2026
3:00pm Public
Fiscal devolution in England - Oral evidence 8 September 2026
3:00pm
  • Cllr Lucy Nethsingha (Vice Chair at County Councils Network)
  • Cllr Eamonn O'Brien (Chair at Local Government Association)
  • Jonathan Stephenson (National Chief Executive Lead at Local Councils Network)
Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 7 July 2026
3:00pm Public
Fiscal devolution in England - Oral evidence 7 July 2026
3:00pm
  • Kate Ogden (Senior Research Economist at Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS))
  • Aditi Sriram (Economist at Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR))
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: economicaffairs@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5358 (committee staff) | 020 7219 6640 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Economic Affairs Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW