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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to ensure that assessments of the areas to be tackled by the Government's levelling up agenda are conducted on a geographical basis no larger than a Middle Layer Super Output Area; and if he will make a statement.

Levelling up is about addressing disparities within and between regions. It means empowering local leaders and communities to seize their own destiny; boosting living standards, particularly where they are lower; spreading opportunity and improving public services, particularly where they are weak; and restoring local pride across the UK. The Government is taking a data-driven approach to assessing geographic areas, ensuring that we are focusing our efforts on the places that need the most support. Each place and its requirements are unique, and therefore the support it receives must reflect this.