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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to make funding available to local authorities to arrange civic celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee in 2022.

The Government has written to local authorities in the United Kingdom, highlighting the many opportunities for their communities to get involved in Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) set out a cross-Whitehall vision through the High Streets Strategy which includes the Government’s commitment to support celebrations and the involvement of local communities.

In addition, those local authorities who have signed up to take part in the Government’s Welcome Back Fund may choose to use their allocation to undertake preparations for the Platinum Jubilee, before the fund ends on 31 March 2022.