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

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to open another round of the Community Ownership Fund.

This government was elected on a manifesto that stressed its commitment to the communities' sector and community ownership through empowering communities to own and run those local assets which mean the most to them.

Communities will rightly be seeking clarity on previous funding commitments. The Chancellor’s July ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech set out the path to confirming plans for this year and next at the forthcoming Budget on 30^th October 2024.

We understand that this may have caused uncertainty about the future of the Community Ownership Fund. The government recognises this is challenging and will seek to provide clarity as quickly as possible.