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1716466

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
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 recent discussions he has had with the (a) Welsh Government and (b) local authorities in Wales on the operation of the Shared Prosperity Fund after March 2025.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	25315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Decisions regarding funding beyond March 2025 are ultimately a matter for the next Spending Review. We nevertheless appreciate the case for certainty and are committed to setting out further detail at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>Officials are in regular communication with all local authorities in Wales on this issue, as well as with the Welsh Local Government Association. We will work closely with the Welsh Government on the future of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 13/05/2024 13:25:37 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1624171

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information his Department collects on how the Shared Prosperity Fund has been spent by local authorities; whether his Department has input into the way Welsh local authorities spend that funding; what audits have taken place on the expenditure by local authorities from the Shared Prosperity Fund; and whether Welsh local authorities are required to display UK Government branding on projects funded through the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	182993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Wales will receive £585 million through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in the current SR period, replacing in full the amount Wales received in EU Structural Funds (ERDF and ESF).</p><p> </p><p>The Fund empowers communities to identify and build on their own strengths and needs at a local level. Local leaders, informed by their regional investment plans and working with local partners, decide how to spend UKSPF funding to create jobs, improve their local areas and support levelling up in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) administer the fund. Lead local authorities provide DLUHC with regular progress reports, outlining how UKSPF is being delivered across their region. These include total expenditure, updates on the delivery of individual programmes, and performance metrics with details on the outputs and outcomes generated. Projects funded under UKSPF are required to display UK Government branding.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the performance of UKSPF, and branding guidance for the Fund, is set out online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-additional-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-additional-information</a>.</p><p> </p><p>I intend to ensure that UKSPF delivers its objectives in all parts of Wales. I shall keep a close eye on how the Fund is being spent and what it is delivering. UKSPF will also be a standing item for my regular meetings with local leaders in Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 02/05/2023 13:02:58 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1507763

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
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 local authorities in Wales will have control over the use of Multiply Programme funds as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund including (a) activity and (b) expenditure profile.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	54475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>In Wales we have encouraged local authorities across the four regional strategic geographies to collaborate on the delivery of UKSPF and Multiply. This has been set out in detail in the UKSPF Prospectus and published on GOV.UK.</p><p>We have now received UKSPF investment plans from the strategic geographies of North Wales, Mid Wales, South West Wales and South East Wales, and have begun the assessment process of these.</p><p>The investment plans include the selection of interventions they wish to support, including their proposed Multiply activity, and their expenditure profile of both their core UKSPF and Multiply allocation.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 11/10/2022 16:27:42 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1504323

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last held discussions with the Welsh Government on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	46086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>I have regular contact with the First Minister of Wales and his Ministerial team on a range of issues, including how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will help to level up communities in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has engaged with each devolved administration on the design of the UKSPF, at both official and ministerial levels. This has helped inform the most appropriate mix of interventions and funding allocations for each nation. We remain committed to engaging with the devolved administrations as the UKSPF is implemented.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 08/09/2022 12:12:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1488808

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
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 estimate he has made of the amount Wales will receive through the Shared Prosperity Fund in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	36111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Wales has been allocated a total of £585 million from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund over this Spending Review period. This equates to £89 million in 2022/23, £153 million in 2023/24 and £585 million in 2024/25. I am pleased to say that this provides Wales with a real-terms match of funding previously received from the European Social Fund and European Regional Development Fund. We have published a full breakdown of the allocations on GOV.UK.</p><p>Funding after 2024/25 will be a matter for the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Great Grimsby answering member printed Lia Nici question first answered 21/07/2022 10:52:05 answering member 4851 label Biography information for Lia Nici
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1421139

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	905494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>My Right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, and I have regular discussions with the First Minister of Wales on a range of issues, including how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will help to level up communities right across Wales.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/02/2022 14:16:32 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1421556

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the First Minister of Wales regarding the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wilcox of Newport
uin	HL6165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has regular contact with the First Minister of Wales on a range of issues, including how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will help to level up communities in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Through its share of the £2.6 billion UKSPF, we will boost productivity, jobs and living standards right across Wales whilst empowering local leaders to restore local pride and a sense of community. This is in addition to the investment Wales will receive though other local growth funds such as the Levelling Up Fund and the Community Ownership Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 21/02/2022 15:43:34 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4730 label Biography information for Baroness Wilcox of Newport

1419256

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Wales receives an equitable share of funding allocated through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund following the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	117076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government will, at minimum, match EU funds in Wales through Wales’s share of the £2.6 billion UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Wales will also continue to benefit from EU funding over the coming years. Additionally, Wales will benefit from other local growth funding - including through the Levelling Up Fund and Community Ownership Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on UKSPF allocations will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 07/02/2022 11:24:07 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1338616

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
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 plans to take to engage and consult representatives of local authorities in Wales on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	19651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been engaging with stakeholders on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund since 2016, including holding a series of engagement events.</p><p>Over 500 stakeholders attended these events across a variety of sectors, including businesses, public bodies (such as Local Enterprise Partnerships, Mayoral Combined Authorities, local governments), higher education institutions, voluntary and charity sector and rural partnership groups.</p><p>Our engagement events have taken place across the UK including in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Government officials will continue to work closely with interested parties as we develop the Fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/06/2021 14:16:51 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1275078

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	With reference to the Spending Review 2020, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	910689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>At Spending Review, the Government confirmed we will publish a UK-wide investment framework in 2021 for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and will confirm spending profiles at the next Spending Review.</p><p>Ahead of this, Government has made clear that it intends to continue to work in partnership with the devolved administrations and local communities. We have demonstrated this commitment by confirming that devolved administrations will have a place within the governance structures for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 11/01/2021 17:07:54 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards