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Written question asked by Lord Stunell (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 30 November 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 December 2023. It was answered by Baroness Penn (Conservative) on Monday, 11 December 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Levelling Up Fund

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government which local authorities (1) made only bids to Levelling Up Fund Rounds 1 and 2 that were unsuccessful, and (2) made no bids to either round.

Answer

Over the lifetime of the Levelling Up Fund £4.8 billion has been invested into 271 projects across Great Britain.

For both rounds 1 and 2, all local authorities were eligible to bid for funding. We received 305 bids in round 1 of the Fund, and 529 in round 2. A list of successful bids has been published for each of the three rounds on gov.uk, as well as analysis on the geographic and thematic split of successful and unsuccessful bids in rounds 1 and 2.

Successful Round 1 bidders: Link

Successful Round 2 bidders: Link

Round’s 1 and 2 geographic and thematic analysis: Link

Further details of the objectives and decision-making process are set out in published methodology notes for each round.

Round 1 methodology note: Link

Round 2 methodology note: Link

Round 3 methodology note: Link

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL779
Session
2023-24
Attachment
Round 1 bidders; Round 2 bidders; Round’s 1 and 2 geographic and thematic analysis
Subjects
Local government Levelling Up Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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