Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on his policies of trends in the level of population growth in the East of England; and if he will make a statement.

The Treasury along with other Government departments, carefully considers a number of factors, including local populations, in the impact assessments of individual measures, as well as the distribution of many funding programmes.

The Treasury is making significant investments in the East of England. For example, almost £90m in funding from the first round of the Levelling Up Fund went to projects in the East of England, investing in infrastructure to improve everyday life for local residents.