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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether funding allocated from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be restricted to specific funding streams and policy goals.

The Government recognises the importance of providing clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and we intend to publish the public consultation shortly. Final decisions on the quantum and allocation of the Fund will be decided during the Spending Review this year.

In his Written Ministerial Statement of 24 July 2018 on Local Growth, HCWS927, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government was clear the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be a simplified, integrated fund that tackles inequalities between communities, by raising productivity. The Fund will be aligned to our modern Industrial Strategy.