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1701818

registered interest
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: Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much levelling up funding his Department has allocated to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	22271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>BCP Council have received a variety of levelling up support since 2019, including through some specific awards such as:</p><ul><li>£20 million of Levelling Up Fund investment;</li><li>£4.2 million in Core UK Shared Prosperity Funding and £1.7 million in Multiply for BCP investing in communities focused on building pride in place, supporting high quality skills training, employment and productivity growth, and increasing life chances;</li><li>£1 million in Towns Accelerator Funding, designed to kick start local projects: driving growth and improving prospects for communities; and</li><li>£21.7 million Town Deal for Bournemouth to regenerate the town and deliver long-term economic and productivity growth. This is through investments in urban regeneration, digital and physical connectivity, skills, heritage and enterprise infrastructure.</li></ul> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 22/04/2024 15:02:34 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1701825

registered interest
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	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Section 21 notices have been issued in (a) Lancashire and (b) Preston in each of the last five years; and what steps his Department is taking to support tenants facing eviction under a Section 21 notice.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	22233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2024-02-21%2Fhl2677&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ce0ef8e7a813341cedc1508dc608c5b1f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638491403132997622%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qPDI47OiJeHI8DJU%2BoD%2BbNHKwO%2F7aMt7pei55e3mMdw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HL2677</a> on 6 March 2024. We are abolishing Section 21 evictions as part of the Renters (Reform) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 22/04/2024 14:18:29 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1702382

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Radicalism
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 is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle anti-democratic extremism.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	902408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>On 14<sup>th</sup> March Government published its new definition of extremism, which identifies behaviour that seek to “to… undermine, overturn or replace the UK’s system of parliamentary democracy” as extremist.</p><p>The Government is undergoing a formal process of identifying and naming extremists. Before elections, the Government stands up the election cell, which works with the Police and Home Office to monitor threats to our democratic systems or institutions.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/04/2024 12:49:36 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1712593

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	United Kingdom
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 strength of the Union.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	902409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Union is strong. The United Kingdom is one of the world’s most successful political and economic unions. When we work together as one United Kingdom, we are safer, stronger and more prosperous.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 22/04/2024 16:17:28 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1712594

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Levelling Up Fund
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 progress his Department has made on delivering Levelling Up funding to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	902410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Across the three major Levelling Up funds, the Department has allocated £10.4 billion and released over £4 billion to local authorities.</p><p>The Funds are multi-year programmes that local authorities will continue to spend over the lifetime of the Funds. As is typical with capital programmes, spending will peak in the later years.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 22/04/2024 15:36:22 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1712595

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Owner Occupation
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 is taking to increase levels of home ownership.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	902411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has a range of schemes available to help improve access to home ownership, including First Homes, Shared Ownership, Right to Buy, the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme and the Lifetime ISA. We have also doubled the threshold for Stamp Duty and expanded First Time Buyers Relief.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/04/2024 16:29:53 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1712596

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Planning Permission: Carbon Emissions
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 encourage property developers to incorporate net zero measures in planning applications.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	902414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to paragraph 157 of the National Planning Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/04/2024 16:31:34 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1712597

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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: Transport
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 has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on incorporating connectivity measures into National Development Management Policies.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	902415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Work is underway to prepare National Development Management Policies, and officials will be working with their counterparts in other departments where they have an interest, including the Department for Transport. We are aware that access to services is an area that a number of departments have an interest in. We intend to consult fully on both the scope and content of the policies before any are put in place.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/04/2024 16:32:37 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1712598

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Islands
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 is taking to bring together islands from across the UK to discuss shared challenges.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	902416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Islands are distinct and vital parts of the United Kingdom. The Islands Forum was established to empower island communities to communicate with government, inform future policy, and work together. I am delighted the fourth forum will be meeting on Ynys Môn next month and I’m looking forward to joining her there<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 22/04/2024 15:37:13 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1700499

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Ground Rent
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 it remains his policy to introduce a cap on ground rents to a peppercorn value.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	21386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on a range of options to restrict ground rents for existing leases. Alongside the consultation we published a consultation impact assessment, assessing the expected costs and benefits of each of the policy options. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consultation-impact-assessment-modern-leasehold-restricting-ground-rent-for-existing-leases" target="_blank">Consultation impact assessment - modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases - GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>We are carefully considering the responses we have received and will set out next steps due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 21211 21472 question first answered 19/04/2024 14:40:38 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova