Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 4th Floor, Fry Building 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF To: Leaders of local authorities Tel:

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21 August 2019

Dear Colleague, Brexit funding – additional funding for port areas Firstly, let me offer my personal thanks for your continued cooperation and effort as we prepare to leave the European Union on 31 October. I am aware that this is both an important and complex undertaking and I am therefore pleased to be able to offer further funding to support you in this vital work. Earlier in August I announced £20 million of funding for all local authorities in to aid Brexit preparations, and each local authority now has confirmation of the amount of this funding they will receive. I mentioned in my letter of 6 August that the Government recognises that certain areas face more acute pressures in preparing for Brexit. I am therefore announcing a further £5 million to be distributed between councils which have a major air, land or sea port in or near their areas. This is in addition to the £3.14 million ports funding we provided in February. The £5 million includes £2.6 million which will be distributed to local authorities in , in recognition of the additional pressures that local authorities in the county are likely to face. These pressures are likely to arise as a result of the number of highly impacted and strategic ports they hold, namely the Port of , Eurotunnel, Ashford and Ebbsfleet. The £2.6 million for local authorities in Kent will be shared between all local authorities in the county. will receive £1 million, and £1.6 million will be shared between a further 13 local authorities in the county. In addition to the funding we are providing to Kent, £2.4 million will be distributed between local authorities outside of Kent with high impact and strategically important ports in their areas. These ports, as well as the ports in Kent, have been prioritised based on a number of factors including the expected impact on the local area, the amount of EU goods received by port areas into the country and the areas’ wider importance to the UK’s trade network.

Annex A provides a detailed breakdown of these allocations. It is vital that local authorities continue with their preparations and ensure they are ready to deliver Brexit, whatever the circumstances. This funding is intended to help you ensure that your local authority is ready to respond to the increased pressures you could face if we leave without a deal. Your work in helping ensure strategic parts of the UK are ready by 31 October will ensure we are able to make the very best of the opportunities that leaving the EU will offer. If you would like to discuss the content of this letter, please get in touch with my officials via . I am copying this letter to all Leaders of all local authorities receiving this funding.

RT HON ROBERT JENRICK MP

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Annex A: Table with Council Funding Allocations as part of the £5 million

Funding for local authorities in Kent Funding for local authorities outside of Kent

Funding per Kent district with 1 £150,000 Funding per LA with 1 £150,000 significant port each/ significant port each/ £2.1m (3 local authorities): £450,000 (14 local authorities) total • Ashford Borough total • East Riding of Yorkshire Council Council • Borough • Hull City Council Council • City Council • Borough • City Council Council • Liverpool City Council • City of Lancaster • London Borough of Camden • Manchester City Council • North West Leicestershire District Council • Uttlesford District Council • London Borough of Hillingdon • Borough Council • Tendring District Council • East Suffolk Council

Funding per Kent LA with 2 £300,000 Funding per LA with 2 £300,000 significant ports: each/ significant ports • Dover District Council £600,000 • North East Lincolnshire • & Hythe total Council District Council

Kent County Council £1m Other (non-port) district £70,000 councils in Kent: each/ • Borough £560,000 Council total • Borough Council • Council • District Council • • Council • & Malling District Council • Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Total funding £2.61m Total funding £2.4m