Yesterday’s Grand Committee debate in the House of Lords built on sustained work by Culture Commons to secure a clear place for culture, creativity and heritage in England’s devolution agenda. Drawing on our evidence developed with 250 organisations, Peers reinforced a simple point: cultural capability is central to effective devolution, not an optional extra.

The Second Reading of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill in the House of Lords marked an important step forward in our work on cultural devolution.