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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral evidence given to the Select Committee on Levelling Up, Housing and Communities by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling up on 23 January 2023, HC744, Q197, whether the £65 million capability and capacity funding is specific to the Levelling Up Fund.

The department is making up to £65 million of support available to successful applicants to the Levelling Up Fund in the form of commercial advisors, grants to buy in local support, and a training package.

Given the value in coordinating this support package alongside the support needs of other capital programmes, this funding can be used to support delivery of the Towns Fund and Future High Streets Fund projects, along with the core funding for Levelling Up Fund bids.