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1241735

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	European Social Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to (a) replace and (b) administer a replacement to the European Social Fund; and what his policy is on the future of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	101071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of local growth funding to places and people and is committed to creating the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to succeed European structural funds, providing vital investment in local economies, cutting out bureaucracy and levelling up those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>Furthermore, the 2019 Conservative Manifesto committed to targeting the UK Shared Prosperity Fund at the UK’s specific needs, at a minimum matching the size of European structural funds in each nation and ensuring that £500 million of the Fund is used to give disadvantaged people the skills they need to make a success of life.</p><p>The Government has engaged with key stakeholders on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including holding a series of engagement events across the UK. As we approach the transition from European Social Fund to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, we will continue to engage with partners in order to aid policy development.</p><p>Final decisions on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will need to be made through a cross-Government Spending Review, and we will set out further plans for the fund in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/10/2020 13:19:25 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1258769

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the Shared Prosperity Fund will be allocated across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	126180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK in places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and for people who face labour market barriers.</p><p>Funding for the UKSPF will ramp up so that total domestic UK-wide funding will at least match receipts from EU structural funds, on average reaching around £1.5 billion per year. The Government will publish a UK-wide investment framework in 2021 and will confirm its funding profiles at the next Spending Review.</p><p>To help local areas prepare over 2021-22 for the introduction of the UKSPF, the Government will provide £220 million additional funding to support our communities to pilot programmes and new approaches. This funding will be delivered UK-wide. Further details will be published in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/12/2020 17:48:58 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1258771

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the devolved Administrations will receive at least the same amount of funding under the Shared Prosperity Fund as they received under the EU Structural Fund.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	126182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to PQ UIN 126180 on 15 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/12/2020 17:58:56 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1287913

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that a proportion of the Shared Prosperity Fund will be ringfenced for spending in each of the devolved regions; and whether such sums will reflect historic allocations of Structural Funds based on relative need rather than the Barnett Formula.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	156633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK in places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and for people who face labour market barriers.</p><p>The November 2020 Spending Review set out the main strategic elements of the UKSPF in the Heads of Terms.  The Government will publish a UK-wide investment framework in 2021 and confirm multiyear funding profiles at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 02/03/2021 15:29:14 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1304147

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Community Renewal Fund: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons Northern Ireland is not included in the top 100 priority places identified for the UK Community Renewal Fund.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	171768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government will run a national competition against a fixed national allocation in Northern Ireland, equating to £11 million of funding. Project applicants in Northern Ireland will submit bids directly to the UK Government for assessment and approval. We are taking a different approach to delivering the UK Community Renewal Fund in Northern Ireland, to take account of the different local government landscape in Northern Ireland compared to Great Britain. Treating Northern Ireland as one eligible geographical area will also ensure that all communities across Northern Ireland have equal access in being able to apply for these funds.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 25/03/2021 17:37:57 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1304998

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with community and voluntary groups in Northern Ireland on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	174332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK in places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and for people who face labour market barriers. Officials have held 25 engagement events across the UK, attended by over five hundred representatives from a breadth of sectors including businesses, public bodies, higher education institutions, voluntary and charity sector and rural partnership groups including many in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/03/2021 11:52:24 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1304999

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mapping exercise his Department has undertaken to understand (a) the existing pattern and (b) types of schemes and programmes that have been supported by EU Structural Funds.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	174333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government maintains a list of those benefiting from the Fund at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Feuropean-structural-and-investment-funds-useful-resources&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C75b7a09d247b4441ec4208d8f36db1c0%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637526999740336778%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=RnNJg6p41A7TaX3UQBNTdATW3DIn0lRt2ihZApN3euQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-structural-and-investment-funds-useful-resources</a> . This list includes information on the beneficiary, the type of investment and where the beneficiary is located.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/03/2021 11:52:43 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1305000

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of not having participated in the Community Renewal Fund on the extent to which Northern Ireland may benefit from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	174334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Community Renewal Fund is a UK-wide fund which aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches and will invest in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment. The UK Government is taking a different approach to delivering the UK Community Renewal Fund in Northern Ireland compared to Great Britain, to take account of the different local government landscape in Northern Ireland. Project applicants in Northern Ireland will submit bids directly to the UK Government for assessment and approval. The UK Community Renewal Fund will help inform the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund through funding of one year pilots, but the Funds are distinct in regard to design, eligibility and duration.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/03/2021 11:53:18 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1305001

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how section 75 requirements under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 will be taken into account in the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	174335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK for places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and for people who face labour market barriers. We recognise the importance of not only meeting our obligations under the Equality Act 2010 but also giving due regard to the additional equalities considerations that apply in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/03/2021 11:53:37 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1305002

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the importance of the interface between the delivery of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the EU's INTERREG and PEACE programme funding in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	174336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK for places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and for people who face labour market barriers. The UK Government intends to work with the devolved administrations and other stakeholders to ensure that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund is used to its best effect, including ensuring it works effectively alongside other funding streams, and supports citizens across the UK. Devolved administrations will be represented on the governance structures for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/03/2021 11:53:51 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry