Asked by: Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party - Stirling)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will extend the Homes for Ukraine scheme beyond its current timescales.
Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
We remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine, the Ukrainians now living in the UK and are working closely with local authorities and the devolved administrations across the UK supporting them.
We continue to keep the scheme under review, and will set out updates in the usual way.
Asked by: Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party - Stirling)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many civil servants are working on Homes for Ukraine scheme applications.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party - Stirling)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications to the Homes For Ukraine scheme have been (a) accepted and (b) denied.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
Visa applications for the Homes for Ukraine scheme are managed by the Home Office.
Updates on visa applications are published at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-for-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-numbers-of-visa-applications.
Asked by: Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party - Stirling)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications have been made to the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
Visa applications for the Homes for Ukraine scheme are managed by the Home Office.
Updates on visa applications are published at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-for-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-numbers-of-visa-applications.
Asked by: Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party - Stirling)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the average timescale is for a decision to be made for the Homes For Ukraine scheme.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
Visa application decisions for the Homes for Ukraine scheme are managed by the Home Office.
Asked by: Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party - Stirling)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of funding under the Levelling Up Fund his Department has allocated to Scotland.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
The Levelling Up Fund is a competitive fund, with funding distributed to places across the UK on the basis of successful project selection. The Fund will set aside at least £800 million across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland over four years from 2021-2022 to 2024-2025.
For the first round of the Fund, at least 9% of total UK allocations will set aside for Scotland, as well as 5% for Wales, and 3% for Northern Ireland.
Further detail on future rounds of the Fund will operate from 2022-23 onward will be set out later this year. For these future rounds, the parameters of the Fund as set out in the prospectus will be kept under review, and updated where appropriate to reflect operational feedback and wider changes in Government policy.
Asked by: Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party - Stirling)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the Government's policy is on ensuring that funding under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund is comparable to the funding provided under EU Structural Funds.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK.
Funding for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will at least match receipts from EU structural funds, on average reaching around £1.5 billion per year. Its funding profile will be set out at the next Spending Review.
To help local areas prepare over 2021-22 for the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, we are providing additional funding through the UK Community Renewal Fund to support our communities to pilot programmes and new approaches.