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Who received funding from the Levelling Up Fund?

• Projects in various regions in the UK
• Projects in the North West of England
• Projects in London and the South of England
• Projects in Yorkshire and the Humber

Which region received the most money in both rounds of funding?

• The South East
• The North West
• The North East
• Wales

How did the government determine the fairness of funding awards?

• By measuring the number of successful bids in each region
• By comparing the amount of funding received per person in each region
• By conducting an analysis of areas with the highest deprivation
• By giving equal funding to all regions

Which political party had more successful bids for projects that can be allocated to a single party?

• The Labour Party
• The Conservative Party
• The Liberal Democrats
• The SNP

What percentage of successful bids were in Conservative constituencies in the latest round of funding?

• 0.24
• 0.47
• 0.52
• 0.56

What is the usual measure of multiple deprivation used by the government?

• Employment rate
• Vacancy rates
• Index of multiple deprivation
• Productivity rate

What percentage of England's funding in the second round went to areas with the highest deprivation?

• 0.57
• 0.69
• 0.76
• 0.81

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, how much did English councils' non-education funding per resident fall between 2009-10 and 2019-20?

• By almost a quarter
• By half
• By a third
• By two-thirds

Which councils were worst hit by the cuts to local authority funding?

• Councils in the most deprived areas
• Councils in the least deprived areas
• Councils in urban areas
• Councils in rural areas

Who criticised the Levelling Up funding process as part of Whitehall's "broken begging bowl culture"?

• The Labour Party
• The Conservative Party
• The West Midlands mayor
• The Institute for Government