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Pride in Place: Community Consultation

Monday 13 April 2026 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Shipley will benefit from 1.5 million allocated to Bradford through the Pride in Place impact fund.
  • The Department has asked local authorities to engage with their local MP and stakeholders to shape delivery of the fund.
  • The Secretary of State acknowledged Anna Dixon's advocacy for her constituents and the importance of the funding for areas that were previously overlooked.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Anna Dixon Lab Shipley
Community Security Culture, Media & Sport
Context

The question arises from the allocation of £1.5 million to Bradford through the Pride in Place impact fund, intended for communities that have been neglected.

Question

What mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that communities are consulted on the use of Pride in Place funding in Shipley constituency?

Answer from Steve Reed

Shipley will benefit from the £1.5 million allocated to Bradford through the Pride in Place impact fund. The Department has asked local authorities to engage with their local MP and a wider range of local stakeholders to shape delivery of the fund, and to report on that engagement.

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Q2 Anna Dixon Lab Shipley
Parliamentary Procedure Local Government
Context

The question addresses the critical need for investment in neglected areas, specifically referencing a visit to Windhill recreation ground which is set to benefit from Pride in Place funding.

Question

A happy Easter to you, Mr Speaker. The Government's £1.5 million impact fund for Bradford is critical to communities that have been overlooked for too long. I recently visited Windhill recreation ground in my local area, which is set to benefit from Pride in Place funding. Does the Secretary of State agree that after 14 years of brutal cuts to northern councils such as Bradford, this Labour Government are providing our local areas and communities with the investment they need?

Answer from Steve Reed

My hon. Friend is a great advocate for her constituents, which I saw for myself when I visited her constituency during the general election. She is right, of course: this funding is going to hundreds of areas that were the most left behind by the previous Government, so that they can take decisions about what to invest in and put pride back at the heart of the communities that the people there belong to and love.

Partly answered

Not addressed: specific mechanisms for consultation on Pride in Place funding were not addressed

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