Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 12
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The Levelling Up White Paper (incorporating the Devolution White Paper) needs to be bold and...
Conclusion
The Levelling Up White Paper (incorporating the Devolution White Paper) needs to be bold and progressive. It should clarify which tiers of devolved and local government in England are responsible for delivering which levelling up objectives and then ensure those tiers are adequately resourced to deliver on those objectives, as well as providing fair distribution of those resources across the whole of England.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
We agree with the importance of clear direction on which Department is responsible for delivering what and appreciate this thorough recommendation. We hope that the recent steps to transform the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government into the DLUHC is an indication of the Government’s seriousness on this aspect of its agenda, along with the appointment of the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP taking on the role of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up and Andy Haldane being appointed as the new Head of the Levelling Up Taskforce. The Department will, of course, announce more about its plans in due course but we hope that the Select Committee will welcome the announcement on 19th September that the Secretary of State will drive cross-Whitehall efforts to deliver a programme of tangible improvements which aligns with the coordination point which the Committee highlighted in their report. We will ensure that appropriate governance structures are in place to enable successful delivery of the levelling up agenda.