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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the next tranche of coastal communities funding will be made available; and how local organisations will be able to access it.

The Coastal Communities Fund supports coastal projects delivering sustainable growth and jobs across the UK.Since 2012 the Fund has awarded grants to 369 projects across the UK to the value of £229 million.

Round 5 was announced in 2018 and 2019, with £50.7 million going to 47 projects.

A manifesto commitment was made to extend the Fund to 2022 helping to continue to drive growth in UK coastal areas

Whether there is another round of the Coastal Communities Fund is a matter for the next Spending Review.