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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on the English Devolution and Local Recovery White Paper.

Levelling up all areas of the country remains at the centre of Government’s agenda. Later this year we will publish a Levelling Up White Paper setting out how bold new policy interventions will improve livelihoods across the country as we recover from the pandemic. Our plans for strengthening local leadership will now be included in the Levelling Up White Paper.