Cherilyn Mackrory, MP for Truro and Falmouth, today spoke about Falmouth in Prime Minister's Questions.

The Conservative MP posed a question to Boris Johnson at about the funding that coastal towns will receive in light of the pandemic.

Mentioning the recent 'Which?' survey which judged the best coastal towns in the UK, Cherilyn Mackrory said:

"Falmouth, the coastal town, constantly punches above its weight with very little."

Leading into a question for the Prime Minister, she continued:

"Can my right honourable friend confirm if the government is looking at further financial measures to the help coastal towns that have been hardest hit in their time of need."

Boris Johnson responded to Cherilyn, stating:

"I thank my honourable friend and I can tell her, that we are funding one hundred and seventy-eight projects throughout England with the eighty million pounds Coastal Communities Fund.

"Truro will receive at least five hundred thousand pounds from the Towns Fund to help the high street and the local community."

The government says that since 2012, "The Coastal Communities Fund has invested £229 million into 369 projects UK-wide".