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Written Question
Levelling Up Fund: Appeals
Monday 19th April 2021

Asked by: Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the process is for local authorities to appeal the tier that they have been allocated for the Levelling Up Fund.

Answered by Luke Hall

The £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund will invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK, including regenerating town centres and high streets, upgrading local transport, and investing in cultural and heritage assets. It is open to all local areas and will be allocated competitively


As set out in the prospectus published at Budget, the index used for the Levelling Up Fund places areas into category one, two or three based on the local area’s need for economic recovery and growth, improved transport connectivity, and regeneration.

We have published further details of the methodology used to calculate the index of
places on GOV.UK.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Covid-19: Hospitality Industry

"I thank the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing the debate. First, I want to mention a business in the town of Tain in my constituency called Platform 1864, which is a restaurant and pub run by a man called Graham Rooney. Graham Rooney started some years …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Covid-19: Hospitality Industry

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Feb 2021
Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

"A number of Members have mentioned the gaps in support, and for the record I was the first chairman of the all-party group on gaps in support and now I am co-chair, and I want to put a couple of facts on the record.

I have been absolutely delighted by …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What steps he is taking to support first-time home buyers in parts of the UK with the highest house prices. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Jan 2021
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

"When I was growing up—when I was first married—one of my most fun relations was my father’s first cousin, Joan Priday. Joan was an intelligent woman with a wonderful laugh that I remember today. She was bright, full of fun and had such a sense of humour, and I think …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2020
Towns Fund

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Oct 2019
Deaths of Homeless People

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 May 2019
Shared Prosperity Fund

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