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HANSARDLevelling Up FundMy Lords, with some of the devolution deals that have been done, and will be done in future, that is one of the issues we are talking to local government about and encouraging it…24 Jan 2023HANSARDLocal Government (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2023My Lords, this instrument was laid before this House on 12 December 2022. If approved and made, it will complete the legislative requirements to implement the locally led…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLocal Government (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Local Government (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2023.23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, levelling up is one of the driving missions of this Government. We are delighted to announce the outcome of the second round of the levelling up fund, which has seen…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, the devolution part of it is that local authorities have the money to put forward their specific issues for which they need funding. It is not necessarily Ministers;…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy noble friend is absolutely right. That is one of the issues that the Government will have looked at. We wanted projects that were ready to go so that services and…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, the north-east got the third-highest level of funding per head of capital across the country. It is up to local authorities to bid for their priorities; I am sorry if…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, we do not know of a better method for capital funding. There is not just the levelling-up fund but a suite of funding going out to local authorities for capital…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, a very fair amount of money went out to all the devolved authorities across the country and it will be up to the local authorities that put in a bid as to how that money…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationI thank the right reverend Prelate for that question and I will have to give him a written answer: I do not have that information on the north-east devolution deal.23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, we absolutely still agree with the whole project of levelling up. I just need to say that, of all the bids, the north-west—this will please the noble Lord opposite—had…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLocal Government (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2023My Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their interest in this debate. First, to answer the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and the noble Lord, Lord Khan, who asked about pension…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, competitive funding can be a very effective tool for protecting value for taxpayers’ money. Competitions such as the levelling-up fund can also support fair and…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, this is capital funding. There were 111 successful bids this time; before, there were 105 successful bids; and there will be a third round. If we added all this money…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Funding AllocationMy Lords, we give this money out in a very transparent way: it can all be seen on GOV.UK, and 45% of all funding from the first two rounds was given to local authorities run by…23 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Union (Constitution Committee Report)I thank my noble friend for that, and I certainly will. I do not do anything with the Foreign Office, but I will certainly take that back. I am in the Department for Levelling Up,…20 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Union (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton, for securing this important debate on the committee’s report. I also thank her for her speech today; I look forward to…20 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Holocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, I start by conveying my thanks to my noble friend Lord Pickles, the United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues, for securing this debate. I echo so many…19 Jan 2023HANSARDWindrush: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I sincerely thank the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, both for bringing this debate to the House and for all the work she has done, and I know will continue to do, for…19 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.17 Jan 2023