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 Pride in Place Mission announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, published on 2 February 2022, whether his Department plans to routinely collect data for metrics measuring pride in place, including on (a) regeneration, (b) communities and (c) culture, heritage and sport.

Pride in place is connected to a number of variables including community engagement, local heritage, engagement in cultural life, access and quality of local amenities, and quality of town centres. Survey-based measures of pride in place are still in their infancy. These measures are subjective and, in some cases, not yet developed or designed to enable analysis at a spatial level. The Community Life Survey already measures aspects such as ‘sense of belonging’ and think tanks such as Local Trust have made progress in researching what matters for pride in place and local area satisfaction.

Engagement with experts will continue after publication to develop metrics and information that can support the implementation of the pride in place mission.