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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

UK Community Renewal Fund

Monday 25 October 2021 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The UK community renewal fund targets 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience.
  • The Minister offered to meet Justin Madders to discuss Ellesmere Port's levelling-up bids.
  • The community renewal fund aims to trial new funding approaches ahead of the levelling-up fund.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Justin Madders Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Economy Children & Families Local Government
Context

The MP inquired about the assessment of the potential impact on communities with high levels of deprivation.

Question

What assessment has been made of the potential impact of the UK community renewal fund on communities with high levels of deprivation?

Answer from Neil O'Brien

We are committed to ensuring that the community renewal fund reaches those most in need. To achieve that, we identified 100 priority places across Great Britain based on an index of economic resilience measuring productivity, household income, unemployment, skills and population density. Other places were also able to bid and the assessment process considered both the strategic fit and the deliverability of bids.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not provide specific criteria or details on how exactly the fund reaches communities with high levels of deprivation.

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Q2 Justin Madders Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Economy Local Government
Context

The MP inquired about the interaction of pilots with levelling-up bids after conclusion.

Question

Could the Minister tell us, when the pilots have concluded, how the shared prosperity and community renewal funds will interact with levelling-up bids? In future, will there be an overlap? Will it be possible to bid for both? On the levelling-up process, will he meet me to discuss Ellesmere Port's excellent and ambitious levelling-up fund bid?

Answer from Neil O'Brien

I would be delighted to meet the hon. Gentleman. As he knows, the community renewal fund is intended to act as an innovative source of funding to try new ways of doing things as we move on from EU structural funds, and to enable us to start working on new ideas ahead of the levelling-up fund.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not provide details on how shared prosperity and community renewal funds will interact with levelling-up bids in future or whether there would be an overlap or ability to bid for both.

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