Regional Planning and Development

(asked on 29th June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the length of time it will take to achieve his levelling up objectives and resolve regional disparities across the UK.


Answered by
Eddie Hughes Portrait
Eddie Hughes
This question was answered on 7th July 2022

The White Paper is clear that addressing regional disparities must be a long-term project across central and local government, the private sector and civil society that extends beyond political and business cycles. This is a deep-seated and inter-generational issue, and the Levelling Up White Paper is our plan for reversing this country's striking geographical inequalities and improving people's lives across the United Kingdom.

The White Paper sets out 12 ambitious missions to 2030 (living standards, R&D, transport, digital connectivity, education, skills, health, wellbeing, pride in place, housing, crime, local leadership). These set out how government will drive tangible improvements in the things that matter to people and places over the course of this decade, underpinned by an ambitious policy programme that aims to have short, medium, and longer term impacts. Government will report on progress against these missions annually, and we will underpin this requirement in legislation.

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