Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's planned timetable is to award Runcorn with the initial allocation of funding from the Long Term Plan for Towns scheme.

This Government is committed to delivering growth in every corner of the country, by empowering communities to find local solutions to national priorities.

The department will set out further details on funding, next steps, and confirmation of the revised timelines for the programme in due course.