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1483267

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	First Time Buyers
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 support first-time buyers onto the housing ladder.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	900728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting first time buyers into home ownership.</p><p>On 9<sup>th</sup> June the Prime Minister announced new measures including a review looking into reforming the mortgage market, removing disincentives to home ownership in the welfare system; and working to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove question first answered 27/06/2022 16:18:19 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1483268

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	Leasehold: Reform
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 legislative steps he is taking to progress leasehold reform.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	900729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating a fair and just housing system that works for everyone.</p><p>We have already made great strides with the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, which will come into force from 30 June. The leasehold measures in our Building Safety Act will come into force tomorrow meaning that for the first time, qualifying leaseholders in buildings above 11 metres or with at least five storeys will be legally protected from extortionate building safety costs.</p><p>In the next Parliamentary Session, we will legislate to reform the leasehold and commonhold systems, helping millions of households genuinely to own their own home.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 27/06/2022 15:13:27 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1483269

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	Garden Communities
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 supporting garden communities.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	900731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting the development of locally-led garden communities. In May this year, I announced a package of £15 million to support 43 garden communities from Cornwall to Carlisle. This brings the total support since the launch of the programme in 2014 to over £69.4 million.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/06/2022 15:11:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1483270

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	Community Ownership Fund and 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 assessment he has made of the potential impact on local communities of the projects funded through the latest tranche of awards from the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Community Ownership Fund.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	900732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Levelling Up Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities, by looking at how strongly each bid aligns and supports local need.</p><p>The Community Ownership Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities by assessing how an asset under community ownership will deliver benefits to a local community and bolster pride of place.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove grouped question UIN 900736 question first answered 27/06/2022 16:24:17 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1483271

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	Cost of Living
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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of the levelling up agenda on the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	900733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to uniting and levelling up all parts of the UK which for too long have been left behind. We recognise the impact on household incomes during a time where global inflation pressures are being felt - but it is only by working together that we can deliver on supporting those most in need and ensure all parts of the UK benefit from the Governments levelling up agenda.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove question first answered 27/06/2022 16:25:41 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1483272

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	Planning: Reform
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 he has made on reforming the planning system.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	900735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>We introduced the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to the House on 11 May this year.</p><p>This sets out a wide-ranging set of changes to put communities more in control of planning decisions which affect them and drive better outcomes on the thing’s communities care most about: the design of development, infrastructure delivery, the environment and their local neighbourhoods.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/06/2022 15:11:53 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1483273

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	Community Ownership Fund and 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 assessment he has made of the potential impact on local communities of the projects funded through the latest tranche of awards from the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Community Ownership Fund.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Sara Britcliffe
uin	900736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Levelling Up Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities, by looking at how strongly each bid aligns and supports local need.</p><p>The Community Ownership Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities by assessing how an asset under community ownership will deliver benefits to a local community and bolster pride of place.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove grouped question UIN 900732 question first answered 27/06/2022 16:24:17 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
tabling member	4838 label Biography information for Sara Britcliffe

1483369

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reinstating a rail link between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham on (a) economic opportunities and (b) levelling up in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	25994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>Midlands Connect produced an SOBC in May 2021 for this scheme, which examines the impacts of the proposed scheme on these areas.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to publishing the Rail Network Enhancements Programme update, which has been delayed by the need to take account of the impacts of the pandemic and the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 04/07/2022 15:58:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1483640

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture Recovery Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether there were any restrictions on the way the Culture Recovery Fund could be used in a pay award.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	25916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>Culture Recovery Fund resource grants were awarded subject to terms and conditions.</p><p>There was some variation in the language of the terms and conditions between Arm’s Length Bodies. However, it was standard that grantees were required to exercise pay restraint for at least 18 months from the date of their Grant Agreement, where legally possible for them to do so. This included – but was not limited to – imposing a pay freeze for all senior employees (defined as staff earning over £100,000) and a 10% pay reduction in remuneration to the pre-Covid-19 remuneration packages for employees contracted to receive above £150,000 per year.</p><p>DCMS did not issue any guidance on the optimal distribution of funds between different levels of employees within organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 25918 question first answered 30/06/2022 13:03:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1483642

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture Recovery Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether it was possible for the Culture Recovery Fund to be used to top up furloughed staff in order that they received full remuneration.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	25917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Job Retention Scheme rules evolved throughout the pandemic, as did the Culture Recovery Fund's interaction with them. Details on the eligible and ineligible costs can be found in the relevant fund guidance documents for the different rounds.</p><p>The most recent set of fund guidance documents (from November 2021) states that &quot;The optional salary costs not covered by the Government’s Job Retention Scheme for hours not worked by staff on furlough, or any additional optional salary costs for hours not worked about the furloughing cap&quot; were not an eligible cost. However organisations should consult the relevant guidance for the appropriate round of the scheme that their grant pertains to.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/06/2022 13:05:33 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell