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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 24 July 2018 on Local Growth, HLWS898, what the timeframe is for the start of the consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

We continue to work on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund ahead of an intended public consultation later this year, as announced in the Industrial Strategy.