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02 Feb 2022 Economy

Government must listen to construction industry on levelling up

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has responded to today’s announcement from the Secretary for Levelling Up.

02 Feb 2022 Economy

Northern Tories Say Government Must "Get On" With Levelling Up Plans Immediately

Ministers must put levelling-up plans into action as soon as possible and not wait for legislation to be passed before implementing certain proposals, the head of the Northern Research Group of Tory MPs (NRG) has said.

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02 Feb 2022 Economy

HVM Catapult: Powering Levelling Up

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02 Feb 2022 Economy

Funding for Local Authorities required to aid 5G rollout as part of Government's Levelling Up Agenda says Mobile UK

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02 Feb 2022 Communities

BGC welcomes new Levelling Up whitepaper setting out framework for boosting jobs and opportunity with £20m commitment on skills and training

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council – which represents betting shops, casinos and the online gaming sector – today announces its support for the Government’s Levelling Up agenda by pledging to spend £20m on training and development for staff across the UK each year.

01 Feb 2022 Economy

Government Is Considering A New Northern Minister As Part Of Levelling Up Plan

Exclusive: Northern Conservative MPs are pushing the government to put a "stronger voice" for the region on the front bench to accompany the implementation of the levelling-up white paper, which will be published on Wednesday.

01 Feb 2022 Communities

Levelling up white paper must turbo charge a new era of genuine devolution to revive deprived areas

The long-awaited levelling up white paper is just around the corner.

31 Jan 2022 Communities

Dormant assets can fund vital social infrastructure in 'left behind' communities

As anticipation builds ahead of the release of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, it’s worth turning our attention to a piece of parliamentary business that has the potential to be a catalyst for lasting change in “left behind” communities across the country.

28 Jan 2022 Economy

We must devolve more powers to local government to level up across the country

Over the last two years, councils have played a crucial role in responding to the unprecedented challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic.

How can Levelling Up work for the whole country?

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28 Jan 2022 Communities

How can Levelling Up work for the whole country?

In Essex we have a clear vision for what Levelling Up means. Find out how we are making it happen.

25 Jan 2022 Economy

Levelling up will only work with local business at its heart

Businesses across the UK are facing challenges. From trying to find the right skills for their workforce, to the need for greater investment in the local economy, and about how much they value their Chamber of Commerce.

23 Jan 2022 Political parties

Northern Tories Are Planning A Spring Conference As Group Looks To Grow Influence

Exclusive: The Northern Research Group of Conservative MPs (NRG) is planning to hold its own conference this spring in the latest sign of its growing status within the Tory party.

19 Jan 2022 Communities

Northern culture must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery to truly level up

Culture connects people and communities like nothing else.

17 Jan 2022 Environment

To win, Labour must become the party of rural Britain

We start 2022 with the country reeling from a huge surge of pandemic infection, and the government reeling from a collapse in support in its traditional rural heartlands.

10 Jan 2022 Communities

Libraries and bookshops are a vital part of the community – protecting them from closure is crucial for levelling up

Writers, booksellers, libraries, and publishers are part of an important creative ecosystem that also includes local schools and colleges. Despite the growth of online reading, books are an indispensable aid in improving and maintaining literacy.

How Brexit gives us the opportunity to put public services first

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10 Jan 2022 Health

How Brexit gives us the opportunity to put public services first

Brexit gives us greater freedom over how the British economy works. But current insurance rules on investment, a legacy from our membership of the EU, are a hindrance to ‘Levelling Up’. We need to remove this roadblock and put public services first

21 Dec 2021 Economy

Conservatives must remember why they won in 2019 if they want to triumph again

The last general election is now sufficiently long ago, or perhaps so much has happened since, that people are starting to forget its significance. That the result was historic hardly needs to be noted: the Conservatives became the first party in history to increase vote-share at four subsequent elections and reduced Labour to their worst defeat since the 1930s.

Tackling outdated attitudes to ageing is the first step in levelling up later life

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13 Dec 2021 Health

Tackling outdated attitudes to ageing is the first step in levelling up later life

More and more of us are facing a lower quality of life in our later years. As our population continues to age, it's high time that policymakers looked beyond stereotypes and focused on 'levelling up' later life.

10 Dec 2021 Communities

Local power is the path to recovery for our towns and cities

Towns and cities are fundamental to our wellbeing, as individuals, communities, and as a nation. After all, it is towns and cities that provide many of us with the building blocks for our lives – housing, public transport, green spaces, workspaces, public services and leisure opportunities.

06 Dec 2021 Economy

Labour can challenge the government on levelling up by making it about net zero

Whether Labour like it or not, it’s no secret that levelling up has become the defining mission for this government. Not only has the Prime Minister renamed a whole department to show its importance, he has installed one of his best performing cabinet ministers and former environment secretary Michael Gove to lead it.

Making the case for an integrated transport strategy for England

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01 Dec 2021 Economy

Making the case for an integrated transport strategy for England

The country is crying out for transport solutions that improve the customer experience while honouring our commitment to lowering carbon emissions. That's why it's time to join-up our thinking and get serious about an integrated transport strategy for England.

30 Nov 2021 Economy

Supporting our steel industry transition to a green future is key to levelling up

At the last election, voters in Bridgend put their trust in me and the Conservative Party after three decades of Labour dominance. We promised to deliver Brexit and then use the freedoms won to bring real change to our communities. Restoring our steel industry with support for green steel is a clear way for our party to repay that promise.

23 Nov 2021 Environment

The electric vehicle revolution is levelling up Britain’s manufacturing heartlands

Our government is helping to usher in an electric vehicle (EV) technological revolution. As I highlighted from the green benches in Parliament last week, advances in innovation are crucial to bringing EVs to the market for all, and firms like Westfield Sportscars in my constituency of Dudley South are paving the way.

How could Freeports become engines for social change?

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18 Nov 2021 Economy

How could Freeports become engines for social change?

Government spending on major programmes is now expected to meet new challenges – Covid-19 recovery, tackling economic inequality, fighting climate change, and assuring equality of opportunity and wellbeing – as well as boosting the economy. One such programme is Freeports – so how can they meet the challenge?