PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Stronger Towns Fund: Scotland (20 January 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress he has made on to ensuring Scotland benefits from the Stronger Towns Fund launched in March 2019.
Asked by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Towns Fund is an ambitious package of support for towns in England, expanding existing funding programmes. The Barnett formula will be applied in the normal way to this investment for England, and as a result the Scottish Government will receive a share of funding. This is because responsibility for the activities the Towns Fund is supporting is devolved. In addition, we will discuss with the Scottish Government how we can work together, using our powers and funding, to support towns in Scotland.
Answered by:
Mr Alister Jack (Conservative)
23 January 2020
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