Ms Kate Feeney:

I will be very quick. It is a regional remit but the problems regionally will be similar to those locally. It will all depend on how we decide to fund the office of the directly elected mayor. We already have powers that are devolved regionally and locally but, typically, we are still going to central government to look for money. The decisions on where the money is spent are still being made centrally. To answer the question, and to be as quick as I can, the impact the mayor will have will be very dependent on how the office is funded.