Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's target timeframe is for matching Ukrainian nationals with organisations that have applied to be sponsors under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
I refer the Hon Member to the answers given to Question UIN 145857 on 28 March 2022 and Question UIN 144955 on 29 March 2022, which include links to published guidance and information at Gov.uk.
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether Local Enterprise Partnerships and Enterprise Zones will be able to use funding from the Local Growth Fund to (a) develop and (b) support Wheels to Work schemes.
Answered by Andrew Percy
Through the Local Growth Fund, Local Enterprise Partnerships have been making capital investments in a range of priority growth areas, such as transport, housing and skills. It is for Local Enterprise Partnerships to determine those priorities, in conversation with other local partners.
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times he has visited Scotland since the 2015 General Election; and what meetings, with whom, were held on each of those visits.
Answered by Mark Francois - Shadow Minister (Defence)
Whilst the Secretary of State has not visited Scotland since the 2015 General Election, officials have had a number of meetings on proposed City Deals across Scotland.
Asked by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2015 to Question 2952, if he will make it his policy to secure accredited Living Wage Employer status for his Department from the Living Wage Foundation.
Answered by Mark Francois - Shadow Minister (Defence)
My rt. hon Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne), has announced a new National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour as of April 2016, expected to reach £9 an hour by 2020. All DCLG employees are currently paid above this and above the current London and National living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. DCLG will continue to seek to pay their employees at or above the Living Wage (as defined by the Living Wage Foundation) provided increases are affordable within Civil Service pay controls.