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HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATI say to my noble friend that we are taking advantage of the flexibilities we have since leaving the EU in reducing rates of VAT. We have announced that the installation of…14 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATI acknowledge the point that the noble Baroness has made. We are doing two things in this area. We have updated the National Planning Policy Framework so that, in determining…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandI am aware of the figures that the noble Lord cites, and I think it is a tragedy. The Government are committed to doing all we can to address it. We have seen a real increase in…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandThe noble Lord is absolutely right that the decision not to press ahead with the final leg of HS2 has released a huge amount of money for people’s priorities across the north of…14 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATMy Lords, the Government are committed to improving the sustainability of existing buildings. The Autumn Statement expanded the current zero rating of VAT on the installation of…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandMy noble friend is absolutely right. When we talk about levelling up, we talk about pride of place, for example. Culture can be an incredibly important part of that. In recent…14 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATThe reality is that we need both to restore and repair existing buildings and to encourage new build to address our housing supply issues. We have a reduced 5% rate of VAT for…14 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATMy Lords, we learn from all successful schemes in this area, and you will see similar provisions in our current schemes, including the contribution of energy companies to the cost…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandI am very happy to undertake to write to my honourable friend and find out about progress on that. It brings us back to the broader point from the difficult decision not to…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandI am going to have to disappoint the noble Lord. I do not have a date for him on when that project will be completed. Essential for improvements to transport across the north of…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandThe noble Lord is absolutely right that the north-east has huge potential when it comes to green jobs and industries, and that has been a real focus of government investment in…14 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATBoth the Department of Health and the Department for Education are taking forward very careful programmes to address the issue of RAAC. As part of that, I am sure they will…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandMy Lords, we are giving people in the north-east the tools needed to shape a better future. Next year the north-east will become the first region fully covered by mayoral combined…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandMy Lords, the levelling-up missions encompass a wide range of outcomes that we are seeking to address, including reducing health inequalities. That is why we are investing further…14 Dec 2023HANSARDBuilding Repairs: VATI absolutely recognise the points that my noble friend is making, but the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme is making a real difference to churches, as recognised by the right…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: North-east EnglandMy Lords, I was pleased to be able to take forward yesterday the statutory instrument that will create the combined authority and mayoral authority for York and North Yorkshire.…14 Dec 2023HANSARDYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023I absolutely acknowledge the point made by the noble Baroness. I think I referred to an increase in core spending power, and my understanding of that metric is that it reflects…13 Dec 2023HANSARDYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023My Lords, I thank both noble Baronesses for their contributions. I will seek to address as many of their points as possible. First, it is worth recognising the in principle…13 Dec 2023HANSARDYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023My Lords, the purpose of this order is to implement the devolution deal agreed between the Government and the councils of York and North Yorkshire on 1 August 2022. Since then we…13 Dec 2023HANSARDYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023.13 Dec 2023