Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities written question – answered at on 16 April 2024.
Toby Perkins
Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment between the adequacy of his Department's funding for economic development in the Canary Wharf area and (a) Chesterfield Borough Council and (b) Derbyshire County Council.
Jacob Young
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Homes England is tasked with accelerating house building and regeneration in all areas of the country.
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