DLUHC ducks MPs’ questions on Treasury-imposed spending crackdown
28 Apr 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC ducks MPs’ questions on Treasury-imposed spending crackdown
Committee chair says response begs questions about government’s commitment to levelling up
DLUHC offers £120k for next chief digital officer
17 Apr 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC offers £120k for next chief digital officer
But successful candidate must be based at department’s Wolverhampton second headquarters
DLUHC faces new cladding concerns nearly six years after Grenfell
06 Apr 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC faces new cladding concerns nearly six years after Grenfell
Perm sec Sarah Healey is asked whether department can give assurances that it knows about all problem high-rises
Industrial strategy ‘chopping and changing’ needs to stop, MPs told
22 Mar 2023 Local & Devolved
Industrial strategy ‘chopping and changing’ needs to stop, MPs told
Post-Budget analysis session hears UK’s lack of long-term strategic approach to growth is a major problem
DLUHC’s local-audit backlog issues ‘could get worse’, watchdog warns
16 Mar 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC’s local-audit backlog issues ‘could get worse’, watchdog warns
MPs are told that dealing with delayed local-council accounts could be hampered by NHS changes
Levelling up 'begging bowl culture' comments not a civil service rebuke, West Midlands mayor says
14 Feb 2023 Local & Devolved
Levelling up 'begging bowl culture' comments not a civil service rebuke, West Midlands mayor says
Andy Street says civil servants he has worked with "have been committed to making people’s lives better"
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
02 Feb 2023 Local & Devolved
Government's ‘top down-approach’ to net zero 'holding back progress'
Government needs to give mayoral authorities powers to deliver net zero goals, think tank says
DIT urged to boost knowledge of UK’s regional strengths
31 Jan 2023 Local & Devolved
DIT urged to boost knowledge of UK’s regional strengths
Department must work with BEIS and DLUHC to better drive inward investment, NAO says
DLUHC takes flak over Levelling Up Fund after councils 'wasted time and money' on bids
25 Jan 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC takes flak over Levelling Up Fund after councils 'wasted time and money' on bids
MPs tell top civil servants that lack of clarity over bidding criteria wasted local authorities’ cash
West Midlands mayor rebukes civil servants over Levelling Up Fund
20 Jan 2023 Local & Devolved
West Midlands mayor rebukes civil servants over Levelling Up Fund
Conservative stalwart Andy Street slams “Whitehall’s bidding and begging bowl culture” after region misses out in £2.1bn round
DLUHC perm sec faces further grilling on levelling up funding decisions
19 Jan 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC perm sec faces further grilling on levelling up funding decisions
Watchdog MPs “disappointed” with Jeremy Pocklington’s stance as £2.1bn in new cash allocations creates fresh controversy
DLUHC ‘making progress’ with skills challenges, says perm sec
10 Jan 2023 Local & Devolved
DLUHC ‘making progress’ with skills challenges, says perm sec
Jeremy Pocklington also admits that inflation pressures are hitting levelling-up projects