Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 29
Sixth Report - Funding for Levelling Up
Published 26 May 2023
Paragraph 104
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
Where the DLUHC is seeking to provide funding in [policy] areas that are generally understood to be devolved, it is critical that the Department works hand in glove with the Devolved Governments. As such, through good communication and close collaboration, the Department should ensure the distribution of funding reflects the knowledge, expertise, and preferences of the Devolved Governments so far as it compatible with the purpose and objectives of the funding, whilst acknowledging the provisions under the UK Internal Markets Act. We recommend that in future the DLUHC ensures there is ongoing and more detailed engagement with the Devolved Governments at a level deemed sufficient by Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland to allow for emerging challenges to be addressed in a timely and efficient manner.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Sixth Report - Funding for Levelling Up (HC 744), paragraph 104, 26 May 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 October 2023 (deadline 26 July 2023).