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The debate will be coming from the Millennium Suite at Newmarket's Rowley Mile course, and gets under way shortly.
Image source, Getty ImagesYou can follow the debate in your own county between 09:00 and 10:30 live on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Radio Norfolk and BBC Radio Suffolk.
Or stay tuned here for live coverage and reaction to what is said.
Andy Evans, chief executive of the Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group, is already working across both counties and says it can be difficult working with "differences in approach".
"We deal with this well, but my view is if devolution brings us Norfolk and Suffolk together, then we can bring a uniformity, an equality to all that we provide to our residents.
"I think it will be much easier if we are in a devolved state."
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Howard Lay, executive principal of the Samuel Ward Academy Trust in Haverhill, Suffolk, is well placed to comment on cross border working - being based close to Cambridgeshire.
He said the idea of shared responsibilities for the counties was a "really positive idea".
"A new approach like this, devolution, which would bring different authorities together will have a really powerful impact on education," he said.
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Richard Haugh
BBC News
The East Anglia Devolution Agreement was revealed in March and detailed how the move away from Whitehall would work.
The key points were:
Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent
An agreement on East Anglian devolution could be a step closer after the government yesterday told councils in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk that it's prepared to accept a revision to the original plans, proposed by Cambridgeshire councillors.
Under the so called "brother and sister" deal there would be two devolved authorities and two directly elected mayors: one for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and one for Norfolk and Suffolk.
Both authorities would agree to work closely together on strategic matters.
I understand the Local Government secretary Greg Clark met with the chancellor on Tuesday night and persuaded him to accept the new proposal.
Labour activist Jane Basham says the negotiations into the devolution deal have lacked transparency, and she's opposed to the current procedure.
"I believe in devolution by default and what we need to make sure happens is that local people have the powers that they want," she told BBC Radio Suffolk's Etholle George.
"The reason I'm against this is that this just isn't it. This is a central government diktat."
Geoff Barton, headmaster of King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds, Tweets:
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Ahead of today's debate, the leader of Suffolk County Council has been saying that devolution would be "an opportunity to improve things for people and for businesses here in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk".
Colin Noble added: "When we talk to businesses they talk about the infrastructure blockages that exist.
"People talk about their jobs, how much they earn and how important it is for us to bring new opportunities to our residents. And that's what this is about."
May 2015: Suffolk County Council began the "journey" of devolution, mentioning the idea in its council papers.
Summer 2015: Suffolk told by ministers its plan wasn't ambitious enough, and that it needed to widen it, considering including Norfolk in the deal.
Autumn 2015: Norfolk and Suffolk councillors and business leaders met to discuss bid for devolution at Westminster, with senior government officials.
February 2016: First signs that the joint deal wasn't quite big enough, and should include Cambridgeshire. Also the idea of a "regional mayor" was mooted. But Cambridge City Council refused to join the deal.
March 2016: George Osborne announces the East Anglian Devolution Agreement. Cambridgeshire County Council voted to reject the deal.
May 2016: Alternatives to the devolution deal were proposed, including suggestions for a "brother and sister deal", with authorities working more closely together but instead of a combined authority and a mayor covering the three counties, there would be two: one for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and one for Norfolk and Suffolk.
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
Today we're going to be taking a close look at the prospect of devolution for Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
As part of that, there's going to be a debate in Newmarket between 09:00 and 10:30. It will be broadcast simultaneously to our Radio Suffolk, Radio Norfolk and Radio Cambridgeshire audiences.
We're hoping you'll get in touch with your thoughts too. I'll be looking out for your reaction, so contact us via email and we'll do our best to pass on your comments.