Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure an equitable regional distribution of the second round of the Common Ground Award.

A list of successful applicants under the first round of the Common Ground Award, 2025-26, can be found here, by region: Common Ground Award 2025/26: Successful applicants - GOV.UK.

In line with the principles applied in the first round of funding, we will again aim to ensure a broad geographic spread of awards, as well as a range of organisations, projects and activities, across England to enable the benefits of funding to reach a diverse range of communities. There will not be a fixed allocation by region, or project/activity, however in the event of a large number of applications, consideration will be given to these factors.