Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Irene Campbell and Kirsteen Sullivan

Wednesday 15th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Irene Campbell (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab)]

2. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues through the Pride in Place programme to support regeneration in Scotland.

[Kirsteen Sullivan (Bathgate and Linlithgow) (Lab/Co-op)]

5. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues through the Pride in Place programme to support regeneration in Scotland.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Kirsty McNeill)]

Through our ambitious Pride in Place programme, we are empowering local people to shape the future of their neighbourhoods. The Pride in Place impact fund is investing £12 million across Scotland over two years, including £1.5 million in North Ayrshire. We will invest up to £480 million in 24 Scottish communities over the next decade, including £20 million each for the Irvine and Three Towns neighbourhoods in North Ayrshire, and for the Fauldhouse, Whitburn and Blackburn neighbourhood in West Lothian. This locally led funding can be used to directly support regeneration, high streets and heritage. Best of all, decisions will be made by local people—those who know and love the places the most.