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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the costs to charities of applying for funding from the people and skills element of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

We have given responsibility for delivering the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to local government. Local leaders know best what their local communities need and we have provided a flexible fund that empowers local authorities to deliver that. It is for local authorities to determine the application process for accessing UKSPF.