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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure Town Deal board members publish registers of their financial interests.

In our Towns Fund further guidance, we state all Town Deal Board members should sign up to a code of conduct based on the Seven Principles of Public Life (the Nolan Principles).

The Lead Council is responsible for ensuring that all respective Town Deal Board members understand these principles and how they function in practice.

We also expect all members of the Town Deal Board to complete a declaration of interests.