Levelling-up Fund Round 2 Debate

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Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Jim Shannon

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Speaker’s Statement

Levelling-up Fund Round 2

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Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Finally, I call Jim Shannon.

Jim Shannon Portrait Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)
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I thank the Minister for her time. I am expressly thankful for the levelling-up funding received in the last tranche, but I am concerned that Northern Ireland is not receiving its share in this round. Can the Minister outline what has been allocated to Northern Ireland and, particularly, to my constituency of Strangford, which is in desperate need of levelling-up funding for shovel-ready projects such as the Whitespots environmental scheme, which is ready to go and will create jobs and be a real boost for the Northern Ireland economy?

Lucy Frazer Portrait Lucy Frazer
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This was a fund that covered the UK. Northern Ireland got £71 million in this round, which totals £120 million over the two funds together. I am very pleased that the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union has previously received £5 million.

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