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Written Question
Community Ownership Fund
Tuesday 19th September 2023

Asked by: Tony Lloyd (Labour - Rochdale)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on the current round of the Community Ownership Fund; and when he plans to announce the successful applications.

Answered by Jacob Young

The £150 million Community Ownership Fund helps communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets at risk of closure.

Announcements will be made in the usual way.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

"I rise to speak in what is probably one of the saddest debates that I have had to take part in. It concerns the death of Awaab Ishak, a young boy whose tragic death was made more tragic by the fact that it should never have happened.

In a way, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

"I will deal with my hon. Friend’s initial points a little later, but on the question of the board, I do think that we now have to question the way it has operated. To allow the chief executive to cling on to his job until public pressure made that impossible …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

"Again, I agree with my hon. Friend. The reality is that blaming lifestyles in a case like this is ridiculous; we know that the things that went wrong go way beyond individual decisions and lifestyles.

As I was about to say before my hon. Friend intervened, it is ludicrous to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

"The hon. Member is absolutely right. Sadly, that kind of response—among other things—is what led to the death of Awaab; that failure to do the basics right is at the heart of what went wrong. I also had a response from RBH this week regarding a constituent, telling me that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

"It is rather nice to hear the chime of the Whips twice.

The important point I was making is that fines do not do the trick, so I hope the Secretary of State and the Minister will think again, because there are other ways around this. For example, it is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

"We are very much in the same place on this. What is astonishing is that, two years on from Awaab’s death, one would think that mould in these properties would be such a high priority that it would be hard to find. In fact, if the Minister walks around the …..."
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Written Question
Regional Planning and Development
Monday 21st November 2022

Asked by: Tony Lloyd (Labour - Rochdale)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent progress his Department has made on meeting the national levelling up missions.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

The levelling up missions are central to the government’s plan to tackle inequality across the UK. While these are long-term objectives for 2030, we are making early progress through rolling out gigabit broadband, introducing education investment areas, opening freeports, and devolving powers from Westminster.

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill sets out proposals for an annual report on levelling up missions as set out in the Levelling Up White Paper.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I strongly welcome the Secretary of State’s letter to local authorities over the weekend. It is right and proper that mould should be seen as a serious hazard to health. Does he agree that we also need regulatory powers, with resources to allow local government to implement those powers? Without …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Social Housing Standards

"There is no doubt that the death of Awaab was tragic, but it was also preventable and unforgivable. I endorse the exchange between the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy), in which some very important points were raised. I have limited time today, …..."
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