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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who will be making decisions on applications to the future high streets fund.

We are currently assessing the expressions of interest received and expect to make an announcement on which places are successfully shortlisted and will move to business case development this summer. As set out in the Fund’s prospectus, the final decision on the places which will receive funding will be made by the Secretary of State.