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1692509

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing local authorities with guidance as to how to place people with complex challenges in communities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	16163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government already provides local authorities with guidance relating to many such issues.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 07/03/2024 14:52:46 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1544916

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department intends to bring forward policies focused on hyper-local community regeneration.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	94851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Levelling Up White Paper sets out the policy programme committed to empowering and investing in communities. The Pride in Place mission intends that, by 2030, people's satisfaction with their town centre and engagement in local culture and community will have risen in every area of the UK.</p><p><br> Government support already includes a £150 million UK-wide Community Ownership Fund. This gives communities the opportunity to take local institutions into their own hands, working with investors and the private sector to match funding.</p><p><br> On town centres, the High Streets Task Force continues to help communities regenerate their high streets to reflect evolving local needs. It supports local authorities with access to expert support in areas such as placemaking, planning and design.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 01/12/2022 16:11:13 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1470622

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that local authorities provide resources and facilities to enable groups from all racial backgrounds to self organise and to access spaces that meet their social needs.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	18963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>Community spaces have a significant role to play in developing social networks, encouraging community participation, and promoting civic pride. Local authorities along with other public services and the voluntary and community sector do support groups from all backgrounds to access spaces and facilities which enable neighbourhoods to thrive and flourish.</p><p>In the Levelling Up White Paper we set out plans to work with partners in local government to develop a new Strategy for Community Spaces and Relationships. The Strategy will provide the framework which supports strong community infrastructure and bolsters community connection.</p><p>In addition, the 4-year £150 million Community Ownership Fund, is currently providing community groups with the financial help and practical support to bring local assets at risk of loss by bring them into community ownership.</p><p>Finally, our response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities' findings, 'Inclusive Britain', sets out a ground-breaking action plan to tackle negative disparities, promote unity and build a fairer Britain for all.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/06/2022 11:28:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1466430

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to give residents greater say over local developments.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	10009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill includes a number of measures to give residents a more effective voice, including more accessible and locally-relevant plans, mandatory design codes, street votes and digital powers which will transform the way that information can be accessed. Comments on planning applications will continue to be taken into account as part of the decision-making process.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/06/2022 14:56:53 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1405297

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to assist local Jewish communities engage with their local history, including former synagogues and other significant sites.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	109284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>I would encourage all local authorities to celebrate and commemorate Judaism and to acknowledge the valuable contribution made by the Jewish community in their area.</p><p>The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) recently launched a new resource to enrich teaching and learning about the Holocaust. The new website, <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukholocaustmap.org.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cc9a282acb7c44568386008d9e4ad60b3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637792255557306668%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=IQoNTIjFCY2%2Blx%2BHIcQUESoG6jM3qlSSo5npOuhDj5w%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">WWW.UKHOLOCAUSTMAP.ORG.UK</a> will help communities across the country learn about their local connections to the Holocaust, Jewish refugees and British responses to Nazism.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 109283 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:57:18 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1360621

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with bodies representing communities with Latin American heritage.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	58321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government's vision is for a country where people live, work, learn and socialise together and share rights and responsibilities, whatever their background. The Government is committed to levelling up our country and strengthening communities to ensure everyone can progress, no matter their background.  The Government is committed to strengthening community integration across the country and is running several programmes on improving access to education, jobs and other opportunities for communities across the country. The Department has discussions with communities across the United Kingdom and would welcome the opportunity to discuss how government and civil society can promote understanding of Latin American communities.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 58322 question first answered 26/10/2021 16:51:36 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1360622

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has any grant schemes which might be available to support efforts to increase general public awareness and understanding of Latin American communities in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	58322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government's vision is for a country where people live, work, learn and socialise together and share rights and responsibilities, whatever their background. The Government is committed to levelling up our country and strengthening communities to ensure everyone can progress, no matter their background.  The Government is committed to strengthening community integration across the country and is running several programmes on improving access to education, jobs and other opportunities for communities across the country. The Department has discussions with communities across the United Kingdom and would welcome the opportunity to discuss how government and civil society can promote understanding of Latin American communities.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 58321 question first answered 26/10/2021 16:51:36 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1339895

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies on tackling community inequalities of the debate which took place at the Council of Europe on 24 June 2021 on a European policy on diasporas.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	21854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK is committed to creating a fair society in which all people are valued and able to participate fully and realise their own potential. We have made great strides to become a fairer and more tolerant society, but we must acknowledge that there is so much more to do in eradicating prejudice and creating opportunity. We supported the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly debate on a European policy on diasporas on 24 June, and note that the resolution and recommendations will go to the Committee of Ministers in due course for appropriate review. We will continue to engage with international institutions as this work progresses.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 29/06/2021 16:22:16 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1304161

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	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government's Integration Area Programme from the Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper ended; what conclusions were made from that programme; and what plans his Department has to take forward initiatives from that programme.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	171635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>For some people, places and communities, the benefits and opportunities of our society are not felt equally. No community should suffer poorer outcomes simply because of the school they went to, the faith they hold, or the area that they live in. <br> <br>That is why the Government published the Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper in 2018 and followed this up with a cross-Government Action Plan in 2019. Since then, significant progress has been made, including providing over 18,000 learner places through new English Language programmes, delivering a new Integration Action Plan covering all relevant Whitehall departments, and setting up an innovative new Integration Area Programme, to identify what works and share this learning nationally</p><p><br>This progress continues today. For example, Government continues to work with the first wave of Integration Areas, as they deliver interventions and build stronger communities and places in Blackburn with Darwen, Waltham Forest, Peterborough, Walsall and Bradford. An evaluation of the Integration Area Programme is scheduled to be published later this year, which will provide further evidence on the impact of this work and help to inform future Government integration policy and programmes. <br> <br>This Government is proud to continue to ensure that local voices are heard, valued and produce change - so that no community is left behind and that we strengthen work to recognise and value those common themes which bind us all together - not least as we begin to vital process of helping people, places and communities across the whole of the United Kingdom to build back better from the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 171636 question first answered 23/03/2021 14:30:35 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1304162

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	Community Development
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 in response to the consultation on the Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	171636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>For some people, places and communities, the benefits and opportunities of our society are not felt equally. No community should suffer poorer outcomes simply because of the school they went to, the faith they hold, or the area that they live in. <br> <br>That is why the Government published the Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper in 2018 and followed this up with a cross-Government Action Plan in 2019. Since then, significant progress has been made, including providing over 18,000 learner places through new English Language programmes, delivering a new Integration Action Plan covering all relevant Whitehall departments, and setting up an innovative new Integration Area Programme, to identify what works and share this learning nationally</p><p><br>This progress continues today. For example, Government continues to work with the first wave of Integration Areas, as they deliver interventions and build stronger communities and places in Blackburn with Darwen, Waltham Forest, Peterborough, Walsall and Bradford. An evaluation of the Integration Area Programme is scheduled to be published later this year, which will provide further evidence on the impact of this work and help to inform future Government integration policy and programmes. <br> <br>This Government is proud to continue to ensure that local voices are heard, valued and produce change - so that no community is left behind and that we strengthen work to recognise and value those common themes which bind us all together - not least as we begin to vital process of helping people, places and communities across the whole of the United Kingdom to build back better from the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 171635 question first answered 23/03/2021 14:30:35 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah