Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to enable Ukrainians who arrive under the Ukraine Family Scheme but who cannot be housed by their family member to be housed under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
The Family and Homes for Ukraine Schemes are separate. If family members arrive under the Family Scheme and cannot be accommodated, they can access the housing element of Universal Credit.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide additional funding for local authorities that are receiving significant numbers of Ukrainians under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 137326 on 6 April 2022.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will ask volunteers for the Homes for Ukraine Scheme whether they would sponsor Afghan nationals or families who have resettled in the UK and are housed in hotels.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 148278 on 5 April 2022.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral statement of the Home Secretary of 1 March 2022 on Ukraine, Official Report, column 915, what assessment he has made of when (a) people and organisations will be able to apply to sponsor a Ukrainian individual or family under the humanitarian sponsorship pathway and (b) Ukrainians will arrive in the UK through that pathway.
Answered by Eddie Hughes
I refer the Hon Member to the answers given here.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to extend the deadline for when significant spend on successful bids to the Levelling Up Fund has to be achieved.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition
In the first round of the Levelling Up Fund, we will prioritise projects which are able to demonstrate investment or begin delivery on the ground in the 2021-22 financial year. We would expect all funding provided from the Fund to be spent by 31 March 2024, and, exceptionally, into 2024-25 for larger schemes. The approach set out in the Prospectus will be kept under review for future rounds and announcements about the future of the Fund will be made later this year.
Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date he plans to announce which bids to the first round of the Levelling Up Fund have been successful.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition
I am delighted to say that the first round of the Levelling Up Fund received significant interest. Bids are currently being assessed in line with the published assessment process. Outcomes from the first round of bids for the Levelling Up Fund will be announced later in the year and bidding authorities will be informed in due course.