Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government)

Organisations: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Local government engagement, policy & finance
• Devolution and the Devolution White Paper
• Levelling up
• High streets
• Climate change
• UK Shared Prosperity Fund
• Mayoral Combined Authorities
• Pan-regional growth bodies
• Local digital
• Freeports
• Planning casework

Previous holders of this role

1. Luke Hall MP

   2020 to 2021

2. The Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP

   2020 to 2020

Announcements

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• Share of £30m Changing Places toilets fund now open for applications
  • 29 July 2021
  • Press release
• Boosting value for money in the council finance system
  • 28 July 2021
  • Press release
• Independent reviewers appointed for councils requesting financial support
  • 30 June 2021
  • Press release
• Government publishes update to audit review response
  • 19 May 2021
  • Press release
• New guidance on safe use of council offices
  • 25 March 2021
  • Press release
• £30 million investment to provide Changing Places toilets
  • 04 March 2021
  • Press release
• Billion pound devolution deal for West Yorkshire signed into law
  • 29 January 2021
  • Press release
• Landmark devolution deal for West Yorkshire laid in Parliament
  • 17 December 2020
  • Press release
• Former SSI steelworks site to be redeveloped under full local control
  • 08 October 2020
  • News story
• Ministers call on councils to help deliver digital connectivity ambitions
  • 27 August 2020
  • Press release

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