‘Rogue’ spending commitments made by Michael Gove to sort out poor social housing may have led the Treasury to insist on sign-off for big projects, Labour has suggested.
The Levelling Up department must now get Treasury approval for new capital spending decisions, communities minister Lee Rowley confirmed in the Commons today. He said there are 'no implications' for the levelling-up agenda following the change.
Lisa Nandy asked if the decision had been prompted by ‘unauthorised spending commitments’ made by the Levelling Up Secretary announced during the Convention for the North in Manchester last month.
