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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reasons guidance on the eligibility criteria for the Levelling Up Fund (a) changed from constituency area to local authority area and (b) was made public after the bidding process was complete; and what assessment he has made of the potential financial impact of changes to the eligibility criteria on applicants deemed ineligible.

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 129836 on 26 January 2023.