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Community Assets: Finance

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124780

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether localities and Parliamentary constituencies not in receipt of Pride of Place funding will receive any financial support from central government for community asset funding and transfers.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The government is committed to supporting and strengthening community asset ownership and transfers. This includes wider reforms such as the new Community Right to Buy, introduced through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which will apply across England.

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