Most levelling up projects still unfinished years after funding allocated
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Hundreds of levelling up projects remain incomplete years after money was allocated, meaning promised improvements to regional equality and local economies are not being delivered.
Data released under freedom of information laws reveals hundreds of projects unfinished despite Tory promises on regional equality • Can a £5.8bn scheme help revive Grimsby and other town centres? Most levelling up projects are not finished, years after funds were allocated, highlighting how ambitious Conservative promises of quick progress on regional equality have faltered. Data released under freedom of information laws and manually reviewed by the Guardian found 821 levelling up projects out
The "levelling up" agenda is a UK government program that earmarks billions of pounds for infrastructure and regeneration projects in towns and regions outside London, aiming to reduce geographic inequality.
- •Any official response or review from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- •Potential parliamentary scrutiny or inquiries into the unfinished projects
- •Updates on whether additional funding will be released or reallocated to accelerate completion