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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Government will make it its policy to ringfence funding in the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for programmes providing employment support to disadvantaged communities.

The government recognises that not all places see the same opportunities. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will tackle inequalities between communities by raising productivity, especially in those parts of our country whose economies are furthest behind. We will consult on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund shortly, which will give all interested parties to contribute their views ahead of final decisions being made at spending review.