Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to coastal communities during the covid-19 outbreak.

This Government recognises the unique challenges facing coastal communities and is committed to levelling up all areas of the UK. Through our £229 million Coastal Communities Fund we are supporting communities across England. Now, through the £3.6 billion Towns Fund we are investing up to £25 million in 23 coastal towns - including Towns Deals recently announced for Blackpool and Torquay.

On top of this, the Government has provided £6.4 billion to councils for their ongoing work to support communities during the pandemic.