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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Levelling Up Fund announced in the Spending Review 2020, what weight he plans to attribute to the support that each tier of elected official gives to a bid when he makes a decision on the allocation of funding.

The Government is launching a new Levelling Up Fund worth £4 billion for England that will invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities and will support economic recovery.

Projects should be genuine local priorities, prepared in collaboration with local stakeholders that have clear benefits to the local community and are aligned with a broader local economic strategy. We will provide further details in the prospectus, which will be published in the new year.