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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the deadline is for local authorities to submit a local investment plan to his Department to unlock UK Shared Prosperity Fund funding from the year 1 tranche of that fund.

The Government will publish a full Prospectus on the fund later in Spring 2022 in order for places to be fully equipped to write an Investment Plan.

The pre-launch guidance document provides further information on the overall focus of the fund, geographies over which the fund will operate and a summary of its investment priorities. This information will enable places to start planning and preparing for the full launch later in Spring 2022.