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<p>This Government has devolved powers and funding to the Mayoral Combined Authority
areas of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and York and North Yorkshire, providing
them with over £2.5 billion of funding over 30 years. At the 2023 Autumn Statement,
we agreed a mayoral devolution deal for the remaining area of Yorkshire - Hull and
East Yorkshire - and, subject to final consents and parliamentary approval, a Combined
Authority is expected to be established in Autumn 2024 with the inaugural mayoral
election in May 2025.</p><p>At the Convention of the North, we announced historic
Level 4 devolution agreements with both West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. These
agreements will deepen the power of the Combined Authorities and the metro mayors,
including providing new flexibility over local growth, regeneration and housing funding
from the next Spending Review. The Government remains committed to deepening the powers
of more mayors over time.</p>
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