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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department received applications from Wigan council for funding from the Future High Streets Fund for projects in Leigh constituency.

I was pleased to announce on 26 December that Wigan was successful in securing a provisional offer of £16.6 million from the Future High Streets Fund. This will support Wigan Council deliver a much-needed boost to Wigan Town Centre at this challenging time and has the potential to benefit the wider Wigan area, including in Leigh.