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Recommendation 26
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As already recommended, the Government must immediately consult local government on the contents of a...
Recommendation
As already recommended, the Government must immediately consult local government on the contents of a draft net zero delivery framework setting out the relative roles and responsibilities of local and central government. It must also commit to properly funding local authority climate action and provide assurance that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be able to fund schemes of the kind currently funded through the European Regional Development Fund. (Paragraph 126) 58 Local government and the path to net zero
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We have already outlined the funding available for local authority climate action in response to recommendation 3. The Budget and Spending Review announced that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), worth over £2.6 billion, will help people in disadvantaged groups across the UK and those living in places in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, access opportunity. Investment in places through the UKSPF should align with the government’s net zero objectives. The UKSPF will allocate funding to local areas to help people get better skills and get on in life, support the most vulnerable into work and create vibrant communities. The first priority for the UKSPF will be a locally delivered new adult numeracy programme, Multiply, which will help hundreds of thousands of adults improve their maths, as well as a wider range of local priority programmes. Further details on the UKSPF will be published in due course.