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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the attendee lists for shared prosperity fund stakeholder engagement events were chosen by (a) Ministers in his Department or (b) staff in his Department.

The attendee lists for the stakeholder engagement events were decided by officials from across UK Government. We spoke to businesses, public bodies, educational institutions, the voluntary and charity sector and rural partnership groups

The list of stakeholder engagement events we have held in Wales are as follows:

Cardiff – 8 November 2018 (2 Events);
Cardiff – 9 November 2018 (2 Events);
St Asaph – 30 January 2019.