An MP has criticised a ministerial response, warning it fails to ‘dispute the notion the Treasury no longer appears to trust’ the levelling up department.
Chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, Clive Betts, had asked six key questions about the Treasury’s surprise decision to rubber-stamp new capital spending made by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) – including cash earmarked for major council projects.
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