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1701998

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date	17/04/2024
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made regarding the 12 targets set out in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper, published on 2 February 2022.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL3913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, the Government will publish an annual report on mission progress, this will detail the progress that has been made against the 12 missions set out in the Statement on Missions in January 2024.</p><p>Levelling Up is a long-term ambition, but we are already making headway. 64% of England’s population and 90% of the North are now covered by a devolution deal. We have met the 5G element of the digital connectivity mission early, achieving 5G coverage for the majority of the population with 72% of premises having outdoor access to a 5G signal. The disparity in employment rates between regions has reduced and productivity has grown faster across many Northern cities than London.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 01/05/2024 13:19:45 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1688821

registered interest
date	12/02/2024
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many responses they received to the consultation on street vote development orders, which ran from 22 December 2023 to 2 February 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL2414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Over 250 responses were received, and they are currently being analysed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 26/02/2024 15:58:54 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1567008

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of (1) inflation, and (2) increased prices, on levelling-up projects being funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; and what assessment they have made of the likelihood of any such projects being cancelled.
tabling member printed	Lord Leong
uin	HL4782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The department continues to monitor the impact of inflation and increased prices through both formal reporting mechanisms and on the ground relationships. We have put reasonable adjustments and flexibilities in place to mitigate pressures, giving places greater autonomy to manage projects facing rising costs whilst maintaining value for money. We have also agreed a £65 million package of support for local authorities delivering Levelling Up Fund projects.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 24/01/2023 17:24:08 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4959 label Biography information for Lord Leong

1563830

registered interest
date	21/12/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether a proportion of the additional £400 million added to round two of the Levelling Up Fund will be allocated to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in line with the Barnett Formula.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL4500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>We received a large number of high-quality applications to the Levelling Up Fund and as such made the decision to allocate additional funds for this round.</p><p>This means that up to £2.1 billion will be granted to successful bids in this round across the UK - up to £400 million more than last time.</p><p>Over the first and second round of the Fund, we have committed that at least 9% of total UK allocations will be set aside for Scotland, 5% for Wales, and 3% for Northern Ireland, subject to a suitable number of high-quality bids coming forward. This is at least as much as would have been received through Barnett consequentials.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 09/01/2023 17:09:40 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1549165

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the the report by the North East Child Poverty Commission report Getting the building blocks wrong: Early childhood poverty in the North East, published on 12 October, what assessment they have made of the merits of undertaking levelling up impact assessments of all major government policy and spending decisions, including those taken by the Department for Work and Pensions.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL4052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has set 12 ambitious levelling up ‘missions’ to anchor ambition and provide clarity over the objectives of public policy for the next decade. These include missions on skills and living standards.</p><p> </p><p>Missions will deliver real change to peoples’ lives by improving living standards by spreading opportunities and enhancing economic growth, restoring local pride, spreading opportunity and empowering local leaders across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Missions will also serve as an anchor for the private sector and civil society. This policy stability and consistency will unleash innovation, investment and collaboration.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure transparency and accountability, the missions are specific and measurable, and are supported by a set of metrics.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will report on progress towards delivering the missions through an annual report laid before Parliament. The obligation to publish the annual report will be established in statute, creating a regular point for Parliament and the public to debate and scrutinise progress towards levelling up.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 19/12/2022 15:17:59 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1483341

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Resolution Foundation report Income outcomes: Assessing income gaps between places across the UK, published on 27 June; and what plans they have to re-evaluate the feasibility of the Levelling Up programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>This report reaffirms our finding that disparities in incomes are significant and persistent, both within and between different parts of the UK. These findings reinforce the scale of the challenge we face, but also the vital need for levelling up. The living standards mission sets out government's ambition to narrow the gap in living standards between different areas of the country.</p><p>The report's use of the ONS's Gross Disposable Household Income (one of the supporting metrics for the living standards mission) as a data source adds considerable nuance and detail that provides important insights for levelling up and avenues for future research. This analysis also shows the value of improving subnational data to deepen our understanding of the UK's disparities and how they can be addressed. The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities is continuing to work with the ONS and others to improve our subnational data, and will continue to engage with experts like the Resolution Foundation to build the evidence base that we need to deliver levelling up.</p><p>Our Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will enshrine in law our commitment to report on spatial disparities within the UK. To do this, we will continue to develop and monitor the suite of metrics we outlined within the Technical Annex of the Levelling Up White Paper, which will enable us to evaluate progress and better understand what works to improve outcomes across different places.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 11/07/2022 10:42:30 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick