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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Local Government Reform: Huntingdonshire

"The hon. Gentleman rightly raises the fragility of council finances. Everything that we are doing needs to put local authorities on a much firmer footing. The past 15 years have seen town hall finances deteriorate. We are taking steps through the local government finance settlement to address that. More information …..."
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Written Question
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Monday 12th February 2024

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Birkenhead)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people have entered employment through the people and skills investment priority of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in each year since its inception.

Answered by Jacob Young

The number of people to have gained employment through UKSPF people and skills interventions so far is 2,609 – this was 282 in 2022/23, and 2,327 from April to 30 September 2023.

A further update will be available once year end monitoring concludes after April 2024.

Written Question
Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
Monday 20th March 2023

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Birkenhead)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department intends to publish information on its plans to extend the voluntary Right to Buy scheme to housing association tenants.

Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch

I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 139221 on 13 February 2023.

Written Question
Housing: Wirral South
Tuesday 13th December 2022

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Birkenhead)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homes were below an Energy Performance Certificate Level E in Wirral South on 24 November 2022.

Answered by Lee Rowley

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 99812 on 5 December 2022.

Written Question
Housing: Wirral South
Tuesday 13th December 2022

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Birkenhead)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homes were below an Energy Performance Certificate Level C in Wirral South on 24 November 2022.

Answered by Lee Rowley

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 99812 on 5 December 2022.

Written Question
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
Tuesday 26th July 2022

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Birkenhead)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the Government's plans are for supporting Ukrainians who have been rehoused through the Homes for Ukraine scheme after six months.

Answered by Marcus Jones

I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 30150 on 11 July 2022.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill). I feel that if anybody has a chance in this place of persuading the vast ranks of angry Lords in the other place that my right hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster North (Edward …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" You and Ministers, Mr Speaker, will remember that, three and a half years ago, New Ferry in my constituency suffered from a terrible gas explosion, which hurt people and left a massive hole in our town centre. I am grateful that, this week, Ministers will meet me to discuss …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Feb 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Nearly three years ago, a terrible explosion in New Ferry in my constituency left many buildings derelict. Local residents tell me that we now have people sleeping rough in derelict buildings, which is why I wrote to the Secretary of State on 28 January asking if he would meet me …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given the importance of the need to demonstrate the effectiveness of spending through local government, will the Minister tell us when we will see the results of the successful bidders for the future high street fund?..."
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