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Written Question
Poverty: Regional Planning and Development
Thursday 17th November 2022

Asked by: Emma Lewell (Labour - South Shields)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has to tackle increasing levels child poverty through levelling up policies.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

Levelling Up recognises that talent is spread equally but opportunity is not. To unlock the potential of our nation we need to give everyone an opportunity to flourish. The Levelling Up White Paper set out twelve missions focused on the most left behind areas, with the aim of raising living standards across the United Kingdom. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) leads cross-government action on tackling poverty, working closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and other departments.

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)

"I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Murray. As this is probably one of the last times I will speak in this Committee, I want to thank you, your fellow Chairs, the Clerks of …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)

"I thank the Minister for that response. We could rehash all the arguments that were heard last time, but I will not detain the Committee for long. The Minister claims that there were politically motivated and vexatious complaints. The other argument is that there were some genuine complaints. Sanctions were …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)

"I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

The new clause is in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for York Central. I will be brief; I sense that the mood of the Committee is that everyone would like us to finish …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)

"I thank the Minister, and I am happy to beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

New Clause 79

No role for councillors in recruitment or duties of monitoring officers

“(1) The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 is amended as follows.

(2) In section …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)

"I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

I appreciate that the majority of local authority appointments of chief officers such as chief executives or monitoring officers are made after a robust interview that has followed human resources processes. Those processes can involve senior elected members. …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)

"I thank the Minister for that response. My new clause would have given an extra layer of protection. She has misunderstood how impossible an environment can make it to speak truth to power. The clause would have helped people who are stuck in that situation, but I am happy to …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)

"The Minister is asking us to have faith that the Government do not want to criminalise rough sleeping, but is asking us to approve a clause that will allow them to do just that. We are not debating what the Government are doing on rough sleeping; we are debating this …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)

"I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

The new clause is tabled in my name and that of hon. Friends and hon. Members right across the House. Time and again, we have heard from the many Ministers who have sat opposite us during our short …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)

"I referred to the fact that the Government’s technical annex to the White Paper identifies an issue with measuring and understanding pay, jobs, living standards and productivity. If the Government do not want to put an extra burden on businesses, who will they ask to get this data for them? …..."
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