PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Levelling Up Fund (20 January 2023)

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the total cost to local authorities of (a) officer time, (b) external consultancy fees and (c) other costs of making bids to the second round of the Levelling Up Fund.

Asked by:
Andrew Western (Labour)

Details of the assessment and decision-making process for round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund are available in the published explanatory note. A detailed breakdown of funding requested and awarded in round 2 can be found in the published geographic and thematic analysis. The department does not request nor record the costs incurred by applicants to the Fund. As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 January, I am pleased to say there will be a third round of the Fund and we will outline more information on this in due course.

Unsuccessful applicants to this second round will be provided written feedback to support future applications into levelling up funds.

Answered by:
Dehenna Davison (Conservative)
24 January 2023