Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has to provide levelling up funds in the form of revenue to counties such as Shropshire.

The Government is committed to levelling up all areas of the UK. Telford in Shropshire is one of 101 towns with which we have agreed a Town Deal - worth £22.3 million, which included revenue funding for project development and delivery. We expect to launch the next round of the Levelling Up Fund this Spring and further details of that, and the forthcoming UK Shared Prosperity Fund, will be announced soon. The Marches received £14 million in funding through the Getting Building Fund, this included £5 million to remodel Pride Hill shopping centre in Shrewsbury. We expect to launch the next round of the Levelling Up Fund this Spring and further details of that, and the forthcoming UK Shared Prosperity Fund, will be announced soon.