PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Local Government Finance: Coronavirus (18 May 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the deadlines for when expenditure needs to be incurred on (a) Housing Infrastructure Fund, (b) Local Growth Fund and (c) Transforming Cities Fund projects to enable local authorities to re-adjust after the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

The inevitable pressures caused by Covid-19 are impacting on the delivery of capital programmes. At this difficult time we recognise the need to take a pragmatic approach, supporting partners to enable continued delivery of these vital programmes where possible to stimulate the economy.

Government is working closely with relevant partners to better understand the impact on delivery across a number of programmes. We will review what further support or flexibility may be needed based on the outcome of those conversations.

Answered by:
Sir Simon Clarke (Conservative)
26 May 2020