Levelling-Up Fund Welsh Communities 2023-03-01

2023-03-01

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Q1 Direct Answer
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The MP asks about an impact assessment made with Cabinet colleagues regarding the £330 million allocated to Wales through the levelling-up fund.
What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the levelling-up fund on Welsh communities?
I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues about how the £330 million allocated to Wales so far through the levelling-up fund is supporting communities, creating jobs, driving up economic growth and keeping the Government's commitment to ensure that Wales does not lose a penny as a result of coming out of the European Union.
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Q2 Partial Answer
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The MP criticises the Labour Welsh Government for scrapping a key road project and asks if the UK Government should support maximising the benefits of its funding.
Does my right hon. Friend agree that they need to support and maximise the benefits of the UK Government's Welsh levelling-up fund projects by investing in road upgrades across Wales?
My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The Welsh Government's response to the roads review gives the impression that Wales is closed for business by determining that no further road-building projects will take place. I urge them to consider the impact of not building roads on the economy and the long-term prosperity of Wales.
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Specific support for investing in road upgrades across Wales
I Urge Them To Consider
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Q3 Partial Answer
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The MP inquires about opportunities for the next round of levelling-up funding after a bid by Barry Making Waves was ignored.
What hope, prospect and opportunity can I offer people in Barry for the next round of levelling-up funding?
I fully understand my right hon. Friend's disappointment that the bid was not successful on this occasion, and I pay tribute to him for being such a champion for that particular bid and for his constituency. I suggest to him that there is going to be a third round of levelling-up funding, and I hope that local authorities that have not thus far been successful will apply.
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Specific commitment or action for Barry's next application
I Suggest
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Q4 Partial Answer
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The MP congratulates Mountain Ash on a competition shortlist and urges the UK Government to restore £1.1 billion missing from Wales.
Will he now join me in urging the UK Government to restore the £1.1 billion missing in Wales, and allow the Welsh Government to administer those funds?
First, Mr Speaker, I would like to say llongfyfarchiadau mawr to the constituents of the hon. Lady. I do not recognise the figure that she has just quoted: the UK Government have made sure that record funding has flowed through to the Welsh Government, and in replacing the funds that we used to receive from the European Union we have made sure that Wales has not lost out by one penny.
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I Do Not Recognise
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Q5 Partial Answer
Dave Doogan SNP
Angus and Perthshire Glens
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The MP questions the Minister about compensating the people of Wales for insufficient levelling-up funding compared to European funding.
What will he do to compensate the people of Wales for the paltry levelling-up funding that is no match for European funding?
The hon. Gentleman will know perfectly well that it is not just levelling-up funding that is replacing EU funds: it is levelling-up funds, community ownership funds, community renewal funds and shared prosperity funds. On top of that, the Government are delivering nearly £790 million in growth deals.
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The Hon. Gentleman Will Know
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