UK announces Glasgow talks on regional decision-making
The UK government announced on 30 October that Prime Minister Andy Burnham would convene a National Economic Council meeting focused on the nations in Glasgow. The planned participants included Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, Wales’s First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth and representation from Northern Ireland.
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The proposed discussions centre on giving cities, regions and communities more influence over economic decisions, alongside opportunities for young people and industrial renewal. The prime minister’s office said it wanted to explore closer cooperation with devolved governments through No10 North and develop regional arrangements in partnership with them.
The release sets out an offer and a meeting agenda, rather than documenting an agreed transfer of legal powers. It also refers to an earlier announcement of £1 billion for innovation clusters across the UK over four years. That sum is background to the talks, not a new allocation agreed at the announced meeting.
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UK announces Glasgow talks on regional decision-making
The UK government announced on 30 October that Prime Minister Andy Burnham would convene a National Economic Council meeting focused on the nations in Glasgow. The planned participants included Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, Wales’s First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth and representation from Northern Ireland.
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