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Written question asked by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 30 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 October 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jake Berry (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 October 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Towns Fund

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the criteria was for the selection of the 100 places to benefit from the recently announced new Towns Fund.

Answer

As part of the process of identifying the initial 100 places, towns have been chosen on the basis of a robust selection methodology. This took into account various qualitative and quantitative indicators. These included income deprivation, skills, productivity, EU exit exposure, economic shocks, investment opportunities, and policy alignment.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
292094
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Towns Fund
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk