Graham Stuart, Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness, is delighted that the Chancellor has announced the Hull and East Riding Devolution Deal in his Autumn Statement.as part of a package designed to unlock the boundless opportunities of our area.
This deal is a partnership between Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Whether it be through improved transport links, investment in flood projects or new homes being built, everyone in Beverley and Holderness will be better off as a result of this agreement.
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart commented: “The deal for Hull and East Riding will unlock our potential. This historic deal between the two councils means that our growth will be in the hands of locally elected figures with solely our region in mind. There are exciting times ahead for Hull and East Yorkshire and I can’t wait to be a part of them.”
Leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Cllr Anne Handley, said: "After months of hard work, I am absolutely thrilled that we can finally say we have a proposed deal and our residents can see what Hull and East Yorkshire devolution would really mean to them.
"I have said all along that a Mayoral Combined Authority is absolutely the right way forward for our region, but that it must be the right deal.
"I am confident we now have the right deal to begin our devolution journey and I urge everyone to get involved in the consultation and get behind this deal.
"Over time, we will be able to negotiate new deals, as other devolved regions have, ensuring we have more funding and power to make important decisions at a local level and put East Yorkshire in control of its own destiny."
