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 13 October 2026
3:00pm Public
Fiscal devolution in England - Oral evidence 13 October 2026
To Be Confirmed
Tuesday 15 September 2026
3:00pm Public
Fiscal devolution in England - Oral evidence 15 September 2026
3:00pm
  • Ben Houchen (Mayor at Tees Valley)
  • Howard Dawber OBE (Deputy Mayor for Business at London City Hall)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Past events

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
Tuesday 30 June 2026
3:00pm Public
Fiscal devolution in England - Oral evidence 30 June 2026
3:00pm
  • Dr. Jonathan Carr-West (Chief Executive at Local Government Information Unit (LGIU))
  • Thomas Pope (Chief Economist at Institute for Government)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 23 June 2026
3:00pm Public
Fiscal devolution in England - Oral evidence 23 June 2026
3:00pm
  • Susan Jarvis (Co-Director at Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, University of Liverpool)
  • Prof. Iain McLean (Emeritus Professor of Politics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford)
  • Prof. Tony Travers CBE (Professor in Practice and Associate Dean at The LSE School of Public Policy)
Room 3, 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