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1139210

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, if his Department will issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	277609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The circumstances in which pets may be kept is determined locally by landlords, taking account of the views of their tenants. The Department has no plans to issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:02:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1139211

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	277610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any assessment of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:01:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1138863

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to support local authorities to provide business rate relief to private childcare providers.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	277239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Since Budget 2016 the Government has introduced business rates measures in England worth more than £13 billion over the next five years. This includes switching the indexation of business rates from the retail price index to the consumer price index, representing a cut in rates to all ratepayers, including childcare providers, worth around £6 billion over the next five years. The Government has also doubled the threshold for 100 per cent small business rate relief meaning that over 675,000 businesses including many childcare providers are no longer subject to rates.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/07/2019 12:56:57 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1138967

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Infrastructure Fund: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to make a decision on Housing Infrastructure Fund bids relating to Essex.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	277184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>We have so far announced nine successful Forward Funding schemes, worth more than £1.3 billion, to unlock up to 76,000 homes. All remaining bids are in assessment. Local authorities will be notified of the outcome of their bids in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 277185 question first answered 18/07/2019 13:03:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1138969

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Infrastructure Fund: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Homes England has made an assessment of the Housing Infrastructure Fund bids relating to Essex; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	277185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>We have so far announced nine successful Forward Funding schemes, worth more than £1.3 billion, to unlock up to 76,000 homes. All remaining bids are in assessment. Local authorities will be notified of the outcome of their bids in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 277184 question first answered 18/07/2019 13:03:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1138981

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the 2020-21 Local Government Finance Settlement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	277135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>I aim to publish the provisional local government finance settlement on or around 5 December and the final settlement no later than 31 January, in line with the recommendations of the Hudson Review. The Department will ensure the settlement timetable aligns with the timing of fiscal events and Spending Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/07/2019 12:58:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1138983

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the 2020-21 Local Government Finance Settlement will form part of a multi-year financial settlement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	277136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>In 2016-17, local authorities were offered a multi-year settlement deal, which was accepted by 97 per cent of authorities in exchange for publishing efficiency plans, as the Government recognised that this can provide greater certainty of income over the medium term to support service delivery plans. The arrangements for the 2020-21 settlement will be subject to the timing and duration of the planned Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/07/2019 13:09:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1139000

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance: St Helens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the per capita funding for St Helens Council is in the current financial year.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	277214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s preferred measure of local government funding is Core Spending Power (CSP). The Department does not publish CSP per capita, but CSP per dwelling is published on the Department’s website:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F774223%2FCore_Spending_Power_Summary.xlsx&amp;data=02%7C01%7CShafi.Khan%40communities.gov.uk%7C36aace8ffc41466ab65f08d70a11ec6f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636988944401322346&amp;sdata=lrxpp%2B8K3rtjnIcrV0KEm53vG5YjvB02apPgiX%2FOlY0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774223/Core_Spending_Power_Summary.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/07/2019 12:57:44 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1139001

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Refuges: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of refuges for victims of domestic violence in (a) St Helens borough and (b) the North West.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	277215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally the availability of refuges for victims of domestic violence in St Helens borough and the North West.</p><p>We are currently consulting on the Future Delivery of Support to Victims and their Children in Accommodation-Based Domestic Abuse Services closing on 2 August. The proposals for a statutory duty will require local authorities to convene a Local Partnership Board. Local Partnership Boards will be responsible for robustly assessing need for support for victims and their children in safe accommodation, developing, agreeing and publishing an area-wide Domestic Abuse Strategy, ensuring local commissioning of support services is in line with this to meet the diverse support needs of victims and their children and report to central Government on progress.</p><p>It is our intention that the proposals for a statutory duty, subject to the outcome of the public consultation, will form part of the Domestic Abuse Bill at a later stage.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 18/07/2019 13:06:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1137078

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Lord Heseltine Empowering English Cities, published on 2 July; and whether they intend to provide a response.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL16942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Lord Heseltine brought forward a motion in the House of Lords on the subject of this report on 17<sup>th</sup> July. It is a thought provoking report full of excellent ideas on devolution within England. I committed afterwards to share a record of the debate with every government department such is its importance. The Department is carefully considering its recommendations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2019 15:23:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath