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443430

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Floods: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria were used to determine who in South Lakeland was entitled to £500 flood compensation payments.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	21609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>South Lakeland District Council are responsible for determining the criteria for distribution and entitlement to the £500 flood compensation payments.</p><p>The funding came from a central government funding scheme (the Communities and Business Recovery Scheme) for Cumbria and Lancashire flood affected households.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/01/2016 17:21:30 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

442875

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2015 to Question 16795, if he will undertake an assessment of activities by third parties fully funded by local authorities designed to influence Government and Parliament; and if he will extend the Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity to cover such groups.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	21410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>We have continually made clear that local authorities should not be using taxpayers’ money to lobby Government; not least because they are free to contact Ministers and Members of Parliament to make their views known and indeed many do so on a regular basis. This is reflected in the Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/01/2016 17:20:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

442877

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount that will be raised in each local authority by the two per cent social care precept in the first year of its operation.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	21291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 of 26 November 2015 (Cm9162) estimates that if all local authorities use the adult social care precept to its maximum effect, it could raise nearly £2 billion a year by 2019-20. In the first year of its operation, we estimate that it would raise nearly £400 million.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479749/52229_Blue_Book_PU1865_Web_Accessible.pdf</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/01/2016 17:18:44 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

442883

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations his Department has received about exit fees from retirement homes and villages; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate such fees.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	21355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Following representations on this issue and an investigation by The Office of Fair Trading (now the Competition and Markets Authority) in 2013, my Department passed this issue to the Law Commission to investigate in 2014. Their remit was to consider the problems caused by exit fees, consider whether greater protections were needed, and to make recommendations to Government. The Law Commissioners issued a consultation, which is due to close on 29 January; I would urge all interested parties to respond to this.</p><p>Once the Law Commission has completed its work the Government will consider any recommendations and respond as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/01/2016 17:20:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

442925

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Flood Control: Salford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what additional flood support Salford City Council is likely to receive; when such support will be granted; what such support will cover; and how such support can be accessed.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	21366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Funding to local authorities affected by flooding is provided through section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 which gives local authorities flexibility to design their own locally tailored support packages, based on local need, to help individuals, small and medium-sized businesses and communities return to normality quickly.</p><p>Salford City Council received an advance communities and business recovery scheme grant of £526,320 on 29 December 2015 and a further communities and business recovery scheme grant of £931,921 on 8 January 2016. In addition Salford City Council received £279,297 for council tax discounts and £244,215 for business rate relief on 8 January to assist households’ and businesses’ recovery following Storm Eva. Second tranche payments on 8 January were based on the number of flooded properties reported to the Government by Salford City Council on 7 January. The Government will process further payments to assist local authorities’ flood recovery support schemes once a fully reconciled figure is provided by a local authority of the number of households and businesses flooded.</p><p>The communities and business grant, business rate relief and council tax discount recovery payments made to Salford City Council are separate to the Bellwin scheme which has been activated to reimburse local authorities for eligible costs incurred on, or in connection with, their emergency response to flooding caused by the recent severe weather. The Bellwin grant will be available at 100% above the 0.2% revenue threshold of Salford City Council.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 21367 question first answered 14/01/2016 17:25:43 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

442926

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Flood Control: Salford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support will be provided to offset the costs incurred by Salford City Council as a result of flooding which are not covered by the Bellwin scheme.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	21367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Funding to local authorities affected by flooding is provided through section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 which gives local authorities flexibility to design their own locally tailored support packages, based on local need, to help individuals, small and medium-sized businesses and communities return to normality quickly.</p><p>Salford City Council received an advance communities and business recovery scheme grant of £526,320 on 29 December 2015 and a further communities and business recovery scheme grant of £931,921 on 8 January 2016. In addition Salford City Council received £279,297 for council tax discounts and £244,215 for business rate relief on 8 January to assist households’ and businesses’ recovery following Storm Eva. Second tranche payments on 8 January were based on the number of flooded properties reported to the Government by Salford City Council on 7 January. The Government will process further payments to assist local authorities’ flood recovery support schemes once a fully reconciled figure is provided by a local authority of the number of households and businesses flooded.</p><p>The communities and business grant, business rate relief and council tax discount recovery payments made to Salford City Council are separate to the Bellwin scheme which has been activated to reimburse local authorities for eligible costs incurred on, or in connection with, their emergency response to flooding caused by the recent severe weather. The Bellwin grant will be available at 100% above the 0.2% revenue threshold of Salford City Council.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 21366 question first answered 14/01/2016 17:25:43 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey