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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will hold discussions with the boards of (a) Londonderry and (b) Coleraine Future Towns funds on the expansion of those funds.

The government’s flagship Pride in Place Programme will provide up to £20 million each to 284 places over the next decade, including Derry~Londonderry and Coleraine.

In Northern Ireland, other UK Government Investment programmes are also coming into delivery, or expected imminently, supporting growth including £150 million for the Northern Ireland Enhanced Investment Zone and ongoing delivery of c£600 million UKG funding for City and Growth Deals.

The UK Government has delivered the largest real-terms settlements since devolution in 1998. On average, £92.5 billion per year will be provided to the devolved administrations between 2026-27 and 2028-29. This includes, £19.3 billion per year on average for the Northern Ireland Executive.

As part of the Pride in Place Programme, the boards in Derry~Londonderry and Coleraine are receiving dedicated support from the Communities Delivery Unit in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as the Northern Ireland Executive’s Department for Communities. They will work with other departments to identify support for the boards, as they develop and deliver their local plans.