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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on local authority economic development infrastructure.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund has now concluded. Through Rewiring the State, government is backing Strategic Authorities with new funding, new powers and fiscal devolution to drive economic growth in their places working hand-in-hand with local authorities.