Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment of levels of poverty in areas that (a) have and (b) have not received funding through the Levelling Up Fund.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The Levelling Up Fund is one of a number of Government interventions designed to level up all parts of the UK. Through the Levelling Up Fund we have prioritised funding to areas most in need.
Our analysis of need takes into account a range of factors including skills, pay, productivity, transport connectivity and regeneration.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department’s guidance entitled Levelling Up Fund Round 3: explanatory and methodology note on the decision-making process, published on 20 November 2023, whether it is his Department which will allocate the £100 million which has been set aside for culture projects; and what is his planned timetable for the allocation of this funding.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Further announcements will be set out in the usual way.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems his Department uses; and for what purposes.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities does not use algorithmic and other automated decision making systems that make decisions without any human involvement
Government’s Roadmap to a Digital Future includes digital transformation in Government by “automating manual processes”. The Department continues to automate manual processes in order to drive greater efficiency and deliver maximum value for the taxpayer.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure of 14 June 2023 at Topical Questions, T7, Official Report, column 286, what plans his Department has to (a) utilise the provisions in Part 3 of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill and (b) use smart data in new sectors.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
There is exciting potential to explore Smart Data in further sectors, beyond Open Banking. Government, regulators and industry experts are working together via the Smart Data Council to ensure that the UK continues to be at the forefront of developments in this space, and any announcements will be made in the usual way.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 148763 on Levelling Up Fund, how the remaining money was (a) spent and (b) otherwise allocated.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 148762. On 23 February 2023. As confirmed in that response, £3.8 billion of the total £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund has been allocated over rounds 1 and round 2 of the Fund.
As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 19th January, there will be a further round of the Levelling Up Fund, providing more opportunity to level up places across the UK. We will provide more information on this in due course.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much money remains in the Levelling Up Fund within the Department.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The total grant amount allocated to date under the Levelling Up Fund programme is £3.8 billion. No money has been returned to HM Treasury.
As set out publicly, £1.7 billion was allocated under Round 1, of which £1.27 billion was allocated to projects led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
A further £2.1 billion was allocated under Round 2, announced on the 19 January 2023. Further details will be set out in the usual way.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether any money that was once held by his Department in the Levelling Up Fund has been handed back to the Treasury.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The total grant amount allocated to date under the Levelling Up Fund programme is £3.8 billion. No money has been returned to HM Treasury.
As set out publicly, £1.7 billion was allocated under Round 1, of which £1.27 billion was allocated to projects led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
A further £2.1 billion was allocated under Round 2, announced on the 19 January 2023. Further details will be set out in the usual way.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much of the money allocated to, and by, his Department under (i) round one and (ii) round two of the Levelling Up Fund has been spent.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The total grant amount allocated to date under the Levelling Up Fund programme is £3.8 billion. No money has been returned to HM Treasury.
As set out publicly, £1.7 billion was allocated under Round 1, of which £1.27 billion was allocated to projects led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
A further £2.1 billion was allocated under Round 2, announced on the 19 January 2023. Further details will be set out in the usual way.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what was the percentage change in funding from Government to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
Detailed information on Core Spending Power, including individual allocations for Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) for each year since 2015-16, can be viewed here. Comparable data is not available prior to 2015-16.
Fire and Rescue Authorities also receive some separate funding for specific purposes, including fire protection work and capabilities.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority has received from the Government for each year since 2010.
Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
Detailed information on Core Spending Power, including individual allocations for Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) for each year since 2015-16, can be viewed here. Comparable data is not available prior to 2015-16.
Fire and Rescue Authorities also receive some separate funding for specific purposes, including fire protection work and capabilities.