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Urban Areas: Regional Assistance

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 18 March 2025UIN 36832

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to increase funding support for towns and coastal communities.

Answered by Alex Norris

The Government will set out a refreshed approach to local growth funding at the multi-year Spending Review in the Spring. An approach that includes more integrated settlements, over longer term, with less central direction and more local choice.

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