Economic Affairs Committee

8 September 2026

Economic Affairs Committee House of Lords

00:03 - 00:32
Speaker 7
Welcome to this meeting of the Economic Affairs Committee where we have some distinguished guests from local government who we hope are going to illuminate the problems of fiscal devolution, which is the subject of our inquiry.  And could I briefly ask you simply to introduce yourselves to our audience, and then I'll ask the first question. 
00:32 - 00:42
Speaker 3
Right, I'm Councillor Eamonn O'Brien.  I'm the chair of the Local Government Association and the leader of Bury Council in Greater Manchester. 
00:42 - 00:50
Speaker 5
I'm Lucy Nethsingha.  I'm the leader of Cambridgeshire County Council and I'm here as the representative from the County Councils Network. 
00:50 - 01:03
Speaker 2
And I'm Jonathan Stephenson.  I'm the chief exec of Brentwood Borough Council and Rochford District Council in South Essex, but also the chair of the chief exec group at LCN, Local Council Network.  Thank you.  Afternoon, everybody. 

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