Lanarkshire MSP Graham Simpson is encouraging North and South Lanarkshire councils to bid for a share of the most recent spherical of UK Authorities Levelling Up Funding.
The Tory MSP for Central Scotland's name comes because the second spherical of the fund opened for bids on July 15 and can stay open till noon on Tuesday, August 2.
The primary spherical of funding noticed £172 million value of funding delivered for initiatives in Scotland, together with £38 million for transport upgrades in Renfrewshire, £20 million for an Aberdeen Metropolis Centre masterplan, the same quantity for the Artizan Purchasing Centre in Dumbarton and £13 million for Pollok Stables in Glasgow.
The most recent spherical will enable MSPs to assist two bids of their constituencies, recognising that they typically cowl multiple council space.
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Mr Simpson says that the UK Authorities’s fund, which is value £4.8 billion in complete might help to ship initiatives that communities in Lanarkshire have hoped to see for a variety of years.
He has welcomed the funding being handed on to councils, saying they want empowering to make choice for communities after years of SNP funding cuts.
MSP for Central Scotland, Graham Simpson stated: “I'm happy to see the second spherical of the UK Authorities’s Levelling Up Fund open up for bids.
“This fund has already helped to ship tens of millions value of funding throughout Scotland so I might encourage North and South Lanarkshire Council to make sure they bid for a share of this funding.
“The Levelling Up Funding might help make neighborhood initiatives in Lanarkshire a actuality that native individuals have wished to see for years.
“It would additionally empower councils by instantly giving the cash to them, which is strictly what our councils want after years of savage SNP cuts to their budgets.
“The Levelling Up Funding might help our post-pandemic restoration in Lanarkshire and enhance job alternatives.
“I hope that the 2 councils will submit their bids over the following couple of weeks for initiatives to assist rejuvenate communities via the UK Authorities’s Levelling Up Fund.”
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