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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has directed officials in his Department to undertake an investigation into Leicester City Council.

Ministers are carefully monitoring the impacts of the pandemic on local authorities to identify councils that may need particular support. The Secretary of State has sought assurance on the role of Leicestershire councils who are within the lockdown area. The Department continues to work with the councils, agencies and other government departments on how best to respond locally.