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1503425

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Levelling Up Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Coastal Areas
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 discussions his Department has had with local authorities on the potential merits of supporting maritime projects through the Levelling-Up and Shared Prosperity Funds.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The maritime sector is a crucial part of our heritage and modern economy. Officials from my department have consistently engaged with local authorities on the design and scope of both the Levelling Up Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).</p><p>While it is up to local authorities what they wish to support with their UKSPF allocation, both UKSPF and the Levelling Up Fund are able to support and benefit maritime organisations and projects across the UK.</p><p>My department is also forging ahead with delivering new Freeports across the UK - these are special areas centred on ports of all modes that will enjoy access to a generous suite of tax incentives, customs facilitations, public funding, and government support, helping them harness the power of private investment to spread jobs and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:38:52 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503432

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Coastal Areas: Investment
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 his Department is taking to help encourage private investment in coastal communities not covered by its policy on freeports.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>My department is committed to supporting coastal communities flourish, strengthening their appeal as places to live, work and visit.</p><p>From 2012 – 2022, my department delivered over £187 million throughout the UK through the Coastal Communities Fund. The Evaluation has recently been published, which showed the positive effects on the economy including stimulating job growth and prosperity. Since then, we have been busy to ensure coastal communities remain at the heart of our levelling up funds.</p><p>Of 101 towns, there are 22 coastal towns that are recipients of Towns Deals worth up to £25 million and coastal areas will benefit from over £673 million of investment (inclusive of successful Future High Streets Fund bids). In addition to this, the Levelling Up Fund offers investment opportunities for coastal communities to promote regeneration and build vital infrastructure. Both of these place-based interventions should boost private sector investment through the regeneration of high streets and town centres.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:39:28 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503667

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	UKSPF Northern Ireland Partnership Group: Public Appointments
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 representation on the United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund Northern Ireland Partnership Group was decided.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	45235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland UKSPF Partnership Group is convened by the UK government in collaboration with Northern Ireland partners. The intention is to ensure broad representation of key partners and sectors. DLUHC are working with representative groups for key sectors, including the voluntary and community sector, business, higher education, skills and local authorities to develop the UKSPF Investment Plan.</p><p>Its membership will be reviewed on conclusion of the Investment Plan process, as the Fund moves into its delivery phase.</p><p>Information on membership and a record of Partnership Group meetings are published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus/ukspf-delivery-in-northern-ireland" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:40:08 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1503908

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Levelling Up Parks 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Levelling Up Parks Fund on making parks more inclusive for disabled children.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	45570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government launched the £9 million Levelling Up Parks Fund (LUPF) on 1 August. In England, 85 eligible local authorities have opted in to receive funding to deliver new or significantly refurbished green spaces in the neighbourhoods most deprived of green spaces.</p><p>The Fund will increase access to quality green spaces in some of our most deprived villages, towns and cities. It is for local leaders to decide how they can best do that in their neighbourhoods, considering the needs and views of local people. Where they decide that improved facilities for disabled children falls within their local priorities, the funding can be used for renovating parks to improve their inclusivity.</p><p>Local authorities are also subject to the public sector equality duty, which requires them to consider the needs and disadvantages faced by people with protected characteristics, which includes disabled users of their green spaces.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:40:39 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

1503952

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	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, when his Department plans to open the third round of applications for the Levelling Up Fund.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	45632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund will invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK, including regenerating town centres and high streets, upgrading local transport, and investing in cultural and heritage assets.</p><p>Bidding for the second round of the Fund closed on 2 August, and we hope to announce successful bids to this round of the Fund in the Autumn.</p><p>We are determined to learn all the lessons we can in continuing to improve our support for local places. Given we will have an opportunity to evaluate the success of the first round before spring 2023, we are not yet committing to the timing or format of future rounds.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:43:25 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1504000

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Parks: Disability
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 the Levelling Up Parks Fund includes provisions to help ensure that parks are more inclusive for disabled children.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	45812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government launched the £9 million Levelling Up Parks Fund (LUPF) on 1 August. In England, 85 eligible local authorities have opted in to receive funding to deliver new or significantly refurbished green spaces in the neighbourhoods most deprived of green spaces.</p><p>The Fund will increase access to quality green spaces in some of our most deprived villages, towns and cities. It is for local leaders to decide how they can best do that in their neighbourhoods, considering the needs and views of local people. Where they decide that improved facilities for disabled children falls within their local priorities, the funding can be used for renovating parks to improve their inclusivity.</p><p>Local authorities are also subject to the public sector equality duty, which requires them to consider the needs and disadvantages faced by people with protected characteristics, which includes disabled users of their green spaces.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:41:22 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

1504110

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Urban Areas
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 is his Department's policy to create charter cities.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The department has no plans to create charter cities at this time.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 22/09/2022 09:52:13 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1504429

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	UKSPF Northern Ireland Partnership Group: Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason there are no representatives from the further education sector on the United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund Northern Ireland Partnership Group.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	46207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland UKSPF Partnership Group is convened by the UK government in collaboration with Northern Ireland partners. The intention is to ensure broad representation of key partners and sectors. DLUHC are working with representative groups for key sectors, including the voluntary and community sector, business, higher education, skills and local authorities to develop the UKSPF Investment Plan.</p><p>Its membership will be reviewed on conclusion of the Investment Plan process, as the Fund moves into its delivery phase.</p><p>Alongside the Partnership Group, we are also engaging with a wider range of stakeholders, including the further education sector in Northern Ireland, to inform and influence the development of the Investment Plan. Our approach maximises local intelligence, insight and knowledge, in recognition of the opportunities and challenges unique to Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:41:56 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1504430

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	UKSPF Northern Ireland Partnership Group: Society of Local Authority Chief Executives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason SOLACE was used to provide local government representation on the UKSPF Northern Ireland Partnership Group rather than the Northern Ireland Local Government Association.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	46208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland UKSPF Partnership Group is convened by the UK government in collaboration with Northern Ireland partners, in order to jointly design the UKSPF Investment Plan for Northern Ireland. It is an officials-led group, bringing in local insight and expertise to ensure that the £127 million UKSPF allocation in Northern Ireland has maximum impact for local people. The views of elected representatives in Northern Ireland will be sought in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:42:43 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1504879

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Retail Trade: Energy
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 effect of the rising energy costs on levels of high street recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	47589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed, through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, to reinvigorate high streets and town centres. We have been working closely with high street businesses to understand the impact of the cost of living crisis and to develop plans to help them and their customers.</p><p>The recently announced Energy Bill Relief Scheme (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fgovernment-outlines-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C02d44115e540437d92f608da9c9397e2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637994454953958271%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=J5t2QdxHFAhKUYe3PihmfQpL6APQBwkVeahgUp%2BEc8s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-outlines-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses</a>) ensures that all businesses and other non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period. A review of the scheme, to be published in three months, will identify the most vulnerable non-domestic customers and how the government will continue assisting them with energy costs after the initial six months.</p><p>This is in addition to the unprecedented package of support the Government provided to businesses over the past few years, including recent fuel duty and VAT cuts, business rates holidays, government backed loans worth around £400 billion and the £3.6 billion Towns Fund, which includes support for 101 Town Deals and 72 Future High Streets Fund projects. We will continue to stand firmly behind them and help our high street businesses succeed now and in the future.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 22/09/2022 13:34:40 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison previous answer version 17709 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell