Written question asked by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 April 2024 (named day). It was answered by Jacob Young (Conservative) on Monday, 22 April 2024 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Regional Planning and Development: Dorset

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much levelling up funding his Department has allocated to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council.

Answer

BCP Council have received a variety of levelling up support since 2019, including through some specific awards such as:

£20 million of Levelling Up Fund investment;
£4.2 million in Core UK Shared Prosperity Funding and £1.7 million in Multiply for BCP investing in communities focused on building pride in place, supporting high quality skills training, employment and productivity growth, and increasing life chances;
£1 million in Towns Accelerator Funding, designed to kick start local projects: driving growth and improving prospects for communities; and
£21.7 million Town Deal for Bournemouth to regenerate the town and deliver long-term economic and productivity growth. This is through investments in urban regeneration, digital and physical connectivity, skills, heritage and enterprise infrastructure.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 22271
Session: 2023-24
Subjects: Bournemouth Finance Regional planning and development Christchurch Dorset Poole
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk