PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Regional Planning and Development (2 February 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the timeline is for his Department to release further plans for levelling up areas not referred to in the Levelling Up White Paper.

Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)

The Government is committed to levelling up all parts of the UK. We will go further in putting money and power in local hands. Alongside the White Paper, we set out how Shropshire and other local areas will be empowered through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to invest in local priorities which will build pride in place and increase life chances. We also expect to launch the next round of the Levelling Up Fund this spring.

Finally, the White Paper sets out for the first time a clear framework for devolution in England, supporting areas to develop devolution proposals which demonstrate effective leadership and sensible geography.

Answered by:
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
10 February 2022