Regional Planning and Development: Hemsworth

(asked on 7th February 2022) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the details of awards made under the (a) Levelling Up Fund, (b) Towns Fund, (c) Future High Streets Fund and (d) Community Ownership Fund in Hemsworth constituency.


Answered by
Neil O'Brien Portrait
Neil O'Brien
This question was answered on 14th February 2022

We have published details of awards made under round one of the Levelling Up Fund, Town Deals, the Future High Street Fund, the Community Renewal Fund and round one of the Community Ownership Fund.

Applications submitted to government under round one of the Levelling Up Fund were prioritised locally including MP consultation and endorsement. Projects proposed under the Community Renewal Fund and Community Ownership Fund were also prioritised by local leaders including the West Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and West Yorkshire Local Authorities. We are investing £49m across two Town Deals in Wakefield alongside a further £20 million through round one of the Levelling Up Fund. This will lead to a stronger and more resilient local economy, the benefits of which will be felt by the wider area.

We will be providing more details and launching round two of the Levelling Up Fund and Community Ownership Fund in the Spring which will provide further opportunities for places like Hemsworth to submit proposals. There will also be opportunities for investment through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the pre-publication guidance of which was announced on 2 February 2022, with the expectation that prioritisation of projects to be supported in West Yorkshire will be determined at a local level.

Beyond these programmes we are providing a total package of investment and transfer of powers worth £1.8 billion through the West Yorkshire Devolution Deal, which includes long term funding of £38 million per annum for 30 years providing the freedom for local leaders to decide how best to meet local needs.

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