To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they took before committing funding to the Golden Valley Cyber Centre in Cheltenham to ensure that job opportunities arising from the creation of that centre are accessible to individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Answered on
5 December 2023
On 20 November the Government announced that the third round of the Levelling Up Fund will invest £1 billion in 55 projects across the length and breadth of the country. The Golden Valley Cyber Centre is one such bid, receiving up to £20 million of Levelling Up Funding.
For the third and final round of the fund, projects were drawn from the list of robustly assessed bids submitted in round 2. The bid identified significant jobs and investment to the local area, demonstrating commitments to social value and ensuring benefits would be felt across the community. We look forward to working with all round 3 projects, to ensure delivery of these benefits can get underway as quickly as possible.