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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

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

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

1275409

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	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to outline how much of the £220 million to help local areas transition to the Shared Prosperity Fund in 2021/22 will be allocated to Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	135877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>To help local areas prepare over 2021-22 for the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, we will provide £220 million additional funding to support our communities to pilot programmes and new approaches. Further details will be provided soon.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 14/01/2021 17:20:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1253023

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
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	What discussions he has had with stakeholders in Wales on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	908746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>In the past week alone, I have discussed the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with all 22 local authorities in Wales, the Welsh Local Government Association and Welsh Ministers.</p><p>These discussions have focused on how we can use this fund to deliver sustainable jobs and growth in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 18/11/2020 14:53:50 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1243259

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
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	What recent discussions he has had with local authorities in Wales on the operation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	907312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>I am advocating a strong and active role for the 22 local authorities in Wales as we make progress on the Shared Prosperity Fund. Devolution isn’t simply about transferring powers to Cardiff Bay – it is about involving every region of Wales in decisions about the Fund.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 14/10/2020 15:17:05 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1144370

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
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, whether the Shared Prosperity Fund will be open to Welsh applications by 31 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	286280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced in his speech on 27 July that the Government will bring forward plans on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We will consult on the design of the fund and welcome input from across the UK.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will invest in the foundations of productivity as set out in our modern Industrial Strategy to support people to benefit from economic prosperity, especially in those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>In the meantime, stakeholders can continue to invest with confidence and certainty. The Government has guaranteed that if we leave the EU without a deal, we will continue to fund all European and Structural Investment Funds projects that would have been funded by the EU under the 2014-2020 programme period.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/09/2019 12:20:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1110362

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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 shared prosperity fund stakeholder events his Department has planned in Wales; and what the (a) venue, (b) date and (c) attendee list is for each event.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	242030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The attendee lists for the stakeholder engagement events were decided by officials from across UK Government. We spoke to businesses, public bodies, educational institutions, the voluntary and charity sector and rural partnership groups</p><p><br> The list of stakeholder engagement events we have held in Wales are as follows:<br> <br> Cardiff – 8 November 2018 (2 Events);<br> Cardiff – 9 November 2018 (2 Events);<br> St Asaph – 30 January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 242029 question first answered 11/04/2019 15:38:09 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane