Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to update his Department's guidance, Managing public money, in response to the findings of the Public Accounts Committee on the Town Deals selection process in its report Selecting towns for the Towns Fund, published 11 November 2020.

The Government welcomes the Public Account Committee’s report on this issue and will respond to the Committee’s report in due course through a Treasury Minute.

Managing Public Money and associated guidance is reviewed and updated as necessary.