Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether Ministerial approval is required for project adjustment requests.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
We recently published our plan to simplify the funding landscape for local authorities. More information can be found here.
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans for the Simplification Pathfinder Pilot to (a) start and (b) finish.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The government has published a plan for simplifying the funding landscape for local authorities.
We will shortly be publishing further information about the Simplification Pathfinder Pilot.
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to announce the ten local authorities taking part in the Simplification Pathfinder Pilot.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The government has published a plan for simplifying the funding landscape for local authorities.
We will shortly be publishing further information about the Simplification Pathfinder Pilot.
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of working alongside local decision makers when allocating levelling up funding.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The department has used a range of criteria and approaches to ensure all levelling up funds are distributed fairly and equitably around the UK. We have been transparent throughout, publishing our criteria, assessment methodology and decisions on GOV.UK.
The department works closely with local government in all parts of the UK.
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the causes of regional imbalance in the allocation of levelling up funding.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The department has used a range of criteria and approaches to ensure all levelling up funds are distributed fairly and equitably around the UK. We have been transparent throughout, publishing our criteria, assessment methodology and decisions on GOV.UK.
The department works closely with local government in all parts of the UK.
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has appointed a reviewer to conduct a review of voter ID changes at the May 2023 local elections.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
As the Government set out in the House of Lords debate titled Voter Identification Regulations 2022 on 13 December 2022 (Official Report HL, Volume 826, Column 566), the report on voter identification and the polls held in May 2023 will be compiled by an independent research agency. Further details will be set out in due course. We will publish the evaluation report on the policy in November 2023.
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish the terms of reference for the review of voter ID changes.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
As the Government set out in the House of Lords debate titled Voter Identification Regulations 2022 on 13 December 2022 (Official Report HL, Volume 826, Column 566), the report on voter identification and the polls held in May 2023 will be compiled by an independent research agency. Further details will be set out in due course. We will publish the evaluation report on the policy in November 2023.
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications in total were received for the post of Levelling Up Director.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 185419 on 22nd May 2023. As set out at the time, candidates were able to select multiple areas as part of the application process.
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications each region received for the post of Levelling Up Director.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 185419 on 22nd May 2023. As set out at the time, candidates were able to select multiple areas as part of the application process.
Asked by: Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he made an assessment of the potential impact of not proceeding with the recruitment of levelling up directors before that decision was made.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
Further to the answer given to Question UIN 180045 on 24 April 2023, the former Second Permanent Secretary led an external recruitment process which was advertised publicly on the Civil Service Jobs website.
I refer the Hon Member to Question UIN 93486 on 20 December 2022 and to the answer to Question UIN 182356 on 2 May 2023.