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Recommendation 7
7
Acknowledged
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Despite its large-scale ambition and promised additional funding, it is unclear whether the levels of...
Recommendation
Despite its large-scale ambition and promised additional funding, it is unclear whether the levels of funding available to local areas (via levelling up) will equal, never mind exceed, historic levels of UK and EU funding to local government. Given the state of public finances following Covid-19, the Government should be realistic and clear about the scale of its levelling up ambitions.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government reiterates its commitment to levelling up, highlighting DLUHC's role and the publication of priority outcomes and delivery plans from the 2020 Spending Review. It notes that updated priority outcomes will be published at the next Spending Review, but does not specifically commit to being more realistic or clear about the scale of funding.
Paragraph Reference:
38
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 3 December 2021. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗