Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Justin Madders and Dehenna Davison

Monday 9th January 2023 Commons Chamber

[Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)]

T3. Last month, Barclays announced that it was replacing its Ellesmere Port branch. We are losing shops in the town centre weekly. We have put in a levelling-up bid that we hope will address the issues, but every previous application has been rejected, so we are not hopeful of success this time around. What is the Government’s plan B for areas whose levelling-up bids are not successful?

[Dehenna Davison]

We keep that under constant review. We are looking at the provision of further funds, but also at simplifying funding through schemes such as the UK shared prosperity fund, to empower local areas to make decisions on what is best for them.