Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 14 March 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on long-term regeneration of seaside towns.
My Department recognises that coastal and seaside towns face many economic and social challenges and works across Government to support efforts to promote their economic regeneration and strengthen their appeal as places to live, work and visit.
In partnership with relevant Government Departments, the devolved Administrations and Big Lottery Fund, it has led work to design and develop the new UK-wide Coastal Communities Fund launched last month. The fund will provide funding on a bid basis for projects which support the economic development of coastal communities by promoting growth and jobs. It is a rolling programme with annual bidding rounds, reflecting our commitment to help coastal communities build stronger and more diverse local economies now and in the future.
The Coastal Communities Fund is one of a number of funding schemes supported by the Government which may potentially assist regeneration in seaside towns, including the European Regional Development Fund and the Regional Growth Fund. My Department has also published a regeneration toolkit to accompany the Government's response to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee report on regeneration, which has been deposited in the Library of the House.
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