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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which organisations his Department considers are local partners that should (a) be consulted and (b) help local authorities deliver UK Shared Prosperity Fund funding to the communities that need it most; and whether a list of local partners will be published in the prospectus.

A list of local partners will be included in the prospectus (which is being published later this spring) which will be a guide for local authorities.

Currently, each lead local authority is encouraged to start identifying a diverse range of local stakeholders, appropriate groups and organisations to represent cross-sector voices.