The government should give more powers to county councils rather than establishing assemblies in the English regions, Essex CC leader Lord Hanningfield told peers. He was speaking in a major debate on ...

Devolved County Assemblies. ... I think out of the historic English counties outside London you only have Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire split across regions.

Referendums on whether regional assemblies should be set up in three English areas are to be held in November, the Government has announced. Voters from the North West, North East and Yorkshire ...