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Written question asked by Gary Streeter (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 January 2018. It was answered by Jake Berry (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 January 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Coastal Areas: South West

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department has allocated to projects in (a) Plymouth and (b) South West Devon constituency from the Coastal Communities Fund in each year for which information is available.

Answer

Plymouth has received Coastal Community Fund grants worth £2.67 million for two projects since 2013: £670,000 in 2013 for the regeneration of Plymouth’s waterfront; and £2 million in 2017 for create new and refurbish existing cultural and heritage venues in Plymouth.

Funding is determined through a competitive bid-led process based on demonstrating the strongest fit with the programme's outcomes and criteria.

The next bidding round is due to open shortly and will give all coastal communities another opportunity to bid for funds.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
123264
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Coastal areas Finance South West
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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