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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of resources that local authorities require to oversee levelling-up policies at a local council level; and if he will provide Metro Mayors with additional resources to oversee those policies.

Local devolution is at the heart of plans to level up and strengthen communities. The department has carried out extensive engagement with local authorities and provides a wealth of resources to help them deliver levelling up policies This includes paying capacity funding and providing bespoke support to deliver capital programmes like the Towns Fund and Levelling Up Fund.