Joint Letter of Thanks
Greater Lincolnshire Devolution: a joint letter of thanks from:
Cllr Philip Jackson, Leader North East Lincolnshire Council
Cllr Martin Hill OBE, Leader of Lincolnshire County Council
Cllr Rob Waltham CBE, Leader of North Lincolnshire Council
We write to you today with great news and a thank you for your support last year and during the first half of 2024 as we progressed our plans for Greater Lincolnshire Devolution.
You may well have heard this morning, that Greater Lincolnshire devolution has the support of the new Government, and it will now progress through its final political stage.
This will see the forming of a Combined County Authority (CCA) ahead of the Mayoral election next May – when we will have our first Greater Lincolnshire MCCA, (Mayoral Combined County Authority).
This news follows successful meetings in recent weeks with Jim McMahon, the Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. In a letter to us this week, the Minister spoke of the hard work that has been done here, giving him great confidence in what we are about to achieve.
His words were: “Thank you for all your hard work to get to this point. The establishment of the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority will be a significant step in realising that ambition for your region, giving you as local leaders the power to make decisions that benefit your communities, boosting economic growth and driving reform, which is at the forefront of the government’s agenda.”
There is no doubt that the work we have done has been supported by yourselves – we could not have done it alone. Thank you and we now look forward to the future.
Many thanks,
Samantha Hardy
Senior Engagement Officer
Lincolnshire County Council, Room 42
County Offices, Newland, Lincoln LN1 1YL
Website: www.lincolnshire.gov.uk