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746425

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the timetable for the completion of the policy to allow local governments to retain 100 per cent of business rates.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	1880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a manifesto commitment to continue to give local government greater control over the money they raise locally. We intend to continue to collaborate closely with local government over the coming months on how we achieve this. 97 per cent of local authorities have an agreed funding deal until 2019/20, giving them financial certainty.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 03/07/2017 16:06:51 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

732851

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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 Economic Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to make local economic partnerships more accountable to local people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) are independent bodies, supported by an appointed local authority, which acts as an accountable body. The LEP is responsible for the probity of local investment and spending decisions, while the accountable body must ensure proper, transparent decisions that deliver value for money and has the overall responsibility for the government funding allocated to LEPs.</p><p>Democratic accountability for LEP decisions is provided through local authority leader representation, with business community representation coming from the business leaders on each LEP board.</p><p>Government ensures uniform standards are met through the National LEP Assurance Framework. We have set out an enhanced role for LEPs, including leading on the development of local industrial strategies. As part of that we will be looking at all issues pertaining to their function, including their accountability.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/07/2017 16:10:02 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

732896

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been paid to businesses from the £300 million business rates relief fund.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	1482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>In April the Government confirmed how much each local authority would receive under the £300 million discretionary relief fund. It is now for local authorities to design and implement their own local schemes and to ensure that support for their local business goes where it is needed.</p><p>The Government has been clear that it expects local authorities to make rapid progress in finalising their schemes, identifying eligible businesses and adjusting bills to provide this support, as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 03/07/2017 16:07:32 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

733082

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral statement of 26 June 2017, Official Report, column 347, what the membership is of the independent panel of experts on fire safety.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	1430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Panel is made up of a range of building and fire safety experts, and is chaired by Sir Ken Knight, former London Fire Commissioner and former Government Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser.</p><p>Other core members of the panel are Dr Peter Bonfield, Chief Executive of the Building Research Establishment, Roy Wilsher, Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council and Amanda Clack, President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Partner at EY. The panel have a wealth of experience in fire and building safety, including testing processes. They will also draw in wider technical expertise as necessary to inform their advice to the Communities Secretary</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2017 16:06:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

733133

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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 size of the funding gap by 2020 in (a) adult and (b) children's social care; what the effect of that gap will be on the provision of that funding; and what steps he is taking to reduce the scale of that gap.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government periodically assesses resourcing requirements for local government as part of each Spending Review. In addition to the package announced at the 2015 Spending Review and the 2017-18 local Government Finance Settlement, the 2017 Spring Budget provided £2 billion of new funding to support social care. As a result of measures introduced by the Government since 2015, councils had access of up to £9.25 billion more dedicated funding for social care in the 3 years to 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 03/07/2017 16:08:29 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

732490

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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	Garden Communities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to consider new garden cities or villages within their local plan process; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Following the publication of prospectuses in April 2014 and March 2016 inviting expressions of interest, the government is supporting twenty-four garden villages, towns and cities across England, with the potential for over 200,000 new homes.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that supply of new homes can sometimes be best achieved through planning for larger scale development, such as new settlements or extensions to existing villages and towns that follow the principles of Garden Cities. Working with the support of their communities, local planning authorities should consider whether such opportunities provide the best way of achieving sustainable development.</p><p>We have made clear that, following consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, we will amend policy to encourage a more proactive approach by authorities to bring forward new settlements in their plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/06/2017 15:35:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

732623

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to update the Local Government Redundancy Modification Order; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>DCLG administers the Local Government Redundancy Modification Order on behalf of the UK Government and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales.</p><p>The Redundancy Modification Order remains under review. My officials will update relevant organisations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 29/06/2017 15:38:46 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732624

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to devolve administration of the Local Government Redundancy Modification Order to the Scottish Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>My officials are in contact with their counterparts in the Scotland Office regarding this matter.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 29/06/2017 15:39:18 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732716

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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 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 the change in the core spending power of (a) Newcastle City Council and (b) local authorities in England has been in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The definition of spending power has changed over the period 2010-11 to 2019-20, with core spending power being first introduced at the 2016-17 Local Government Finance Settlement. The changes in definition mean that combining these year on year changes to calculate an overall change for the period 2010-11 to 2019-20 is not meaningful.</p><p> </p><p>Information on core spending power for the period 2011-2020 is available at the following links:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110052/http:/www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1112/grant.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110052/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1112/grant.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110056/http:/www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1213/grant.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505110056/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1213/grant.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505104701/http:/www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140505104701/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2014-to-2015</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/change-in-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/change-in-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2015-to-2016</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2017-to-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 29/06/2017 16:30:33 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

732718

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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 Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how he plans to ensure that local authorities in England are able to fund their (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory responsibilities after the Revenue Support Grant has ended.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	1184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government periodically assesses resourcing requirements for local government as part of each spending review, ensuring a sustainable basis for local authorities to discharge their functions. This assessment is made irrespective of the funding mechanisms employed.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 29/06/2017 15:38:21 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell