Jacob Young: The Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing all the Department's work including on long term strategic challenges and is supported by his ministerial team and the Department.
Jacob Young: Government is committed to delivering a devolution deal to every area which wants one by 2030 – because we know how transformative empowered local leadership can be. We have been working closely with leaders in Norfolk since the signing of the £600 million Norfolk County Deal. I would like to take this opportunity to commend Council Leader Kay Mason Billig for her continued efforts to...
Jacob Young: The Government recognises the pressures faced by high street businesses, announcing in the Autumn Statement 2022 a package of changes to business rates worth £13.6 billion over the next 5 years in lower bills. This is in addition to the Energy Bills Discount Scheme. The Department for Business and Trade are working with the Retail Sector Council on the strategic issues facing the sector,...
Jacob Young: There are regular monitoring points throughout projects’ lifetime. To assess whether the Community Ownership Fund is delivering its four strategic objectives, we will undertake high-quality, robust evaluations.
Jacob Young: It is, and always will be, an absolute priority for this government to protect our democratic and electoral processes. Since the Electoral Commission reported the incident to the National Cyber Security Centre the government has worked closely with the Commission, providing expertise and support to deal with this incident and guard against the risk of future attacks. The Government does not...
Jacob Young: The Government identifies and assesses risks to the nation through the internal, classified National Security Risk Assessment, and the external National Risk Register, the most recent version of which was published in August. As set out in the UK Government Resilience Framework, each risk in the National Security Risk Assessment is owned and managed within Lead Government Departments. Where...
Jacob Young: The Renters (Reform) Bill will make it easier for landlords to evict anti-social tenants under the assured tenancy system. The Bill was introduced to parliament on 17 May 2023. The Department has also committed to explore a '3 strikes and you're out' eviction expectation for all social landlords in the recently published Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan. Updates on this work will be provided...
Jacob Young: Everyone has the right to a safe and secure home, and this Government is taking steps to increase quality and regulation across all housing stock. This includes reviewing the Decent Homes Standard, improving the way social housing is regulated through The Social Housing Regulation Act 2023 and delivering a better deal for renters through the Renters (Reform) Bill.
Jacob Young: The £150 million Community Ownership Fund helps communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets at risk of closure. Announcements will be made in the usual way.
Jacob Young: Funding allocations for all years, including 2022-23 are published on Gov.uk. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is delegated to lead local authorities who manage expenditure locally.
Jacob Young: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 196991 on 11 September 2023.
Jacob Young: The department is exploring with the Learned Societies whether there is a solution that can deliver value for taxpayers and enable the Learned Societies to remain in their historic home at New Burlington House. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are...
Jacob Young: The data requested is not held centrally.
Jacob Young: Hear, hear.
Jacob Young: I have been to Israel on a trip paid for by the Conservative Friends of Israel, and I have a personal friendship with James Gurd, who will give evidence.
Jacob Young: I am grateful and proud to be making my first appearance at the Dispatch Box—hopefully it will not be my last. I begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Dr Mullan) for securing this important and timely debate. I also thank him for his thorough report into deep geothermal energy and the associated economic opportunities, which was produced at the request of the...
Jacob Young: Like me, my hon. Friend is a keen advocate for green energy, and Teesside can indeed be home to many green energy sources. I thank him for pointing that out. While geothermal is a relatively new source of energy in the UK, we need only look to Cornwall, as my hon. Friend said, for an idea of its potential to provide clean and secure power for our households and businesses. The UK’s first...
Jacob Young: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether territorial forces are able to apply for additional funding to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Jacob Young: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of calorie labelling requirements on restaurant menus on people with eating disorders.
Jacob Young: I rise with sadness to send my condolences and those of my constituents to His Majesty the King and the entire royal family. It is an honour to pay tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen today for all that she did for my community and the country. Over the last few days, I have read many memories from the people of Teesside about the times they met her on her visits, like at Tees dock in 1997...
