Twenty-Fourth Report - Selecting towns for the Towns Fund

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 651 11 November 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 27 items (7 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 26 of 27 classified)
Accepted 13
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 6
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 1
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty-fourth report from Session 2019-21 · published 4 Feb 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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9 Conclusion Accepted in Part
Other examples of lack of clarity around the Towns Fund process are also of concern...
Conclusion
Other examples of lack of clarity around the Towns Fund process are also of concern to us. The Department gave a confusing explanation for how and why the risks from a no- deal Brexit were assessed by Ministers, when already … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government states it has already provided details on Brexit risk assessment, published further guidance on assessment processes, and will provide transparency on future funding decisions. It notes the Towns Fund competitive round is now part of the Levelling Up Fund, with processes to be set out later.
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