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1128315

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 areas in Yorkshire and Humber will be notified of their award from the £197 million Stronger Town Fund; and when they will receive that award.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	257559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>During his announcement in the House on 4 March the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government confirmed he would outline further detail on the operation and allocation of the Stronger Towns Fund in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 257560 question first answered 05/06/2019 16:31:58 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1128317

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund
	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 metro mayors are eligible for awards from both the competitive and non-competitive elements of the Stronger Towns Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	257560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>During his announcement in the House on 4 March the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government confirmed he would outline further detail on the operation and allocation of the Stronger Towns Fund in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 257559 question first answered 05/06/2019 16:31:58 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1134217

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Homelessness
	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 assessment he has made of the accuracy of the finding, reported in the Guardian on 17 June 2019, that the number of homeless camps forcibly removed by local authorities across the UK has risen from 72 in 2014 to 254 in 2018; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	268596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Commnunities and Local Government does not collect any statistics on the number of homeless camps who have been forcibly removed by local authorities.</p><p>The Guardian article on 17 June 2019 says the estimate is based on a Freedom of Information request to all councils in the UK about how many homeless encampments they had cleared since 2014, how many complaints about encampments they had received and details on charges for confiscated tents and possessions. The article says ‘an encampment was defined as a location where one or more homeless people were living in the area in private or public land’. 336 local authorities out of total of 408 in the UK provided a response. No further details about the overall quality and robustness of these statistics is provided so we are unable to make an assessment of the accuracy of these findings.</p><p>The Guardian article is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/17/removal-of-homeless-camps-trebles-as-charities-warn-of-out-of-control-crisis" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/17/removal-of-homeless-camps-trebles-as-charities-warn-of-out-of-control-crisis</a></p><p>These statistics do not adhere to same rigour as government statistics. The Rough Sleeping Statistics, published on 31 January 2019, which are produced in compliance with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice for Statistics, include people sleeping rough in makeshift camps but no separate figures about the types of sites where people are sleeping rough are recorded or whether they have been forcibly removed by local authorities.</p><p>These statistics show the total number of people counted or estimated to be sleeping rough in each local authority area in England, on a single night in Autumn 2018 was 4,677. This was down by 74 people or 2 per cent from the 2017 total of 4,751 and was up 2,909 people or 165 per cent from the 2010 total of 1,768. Local authorities use a specific definition to identify people sleeping rough. This includes people sleeping or who are about to bed down in open air locations and other places including tents, cars, and makeshift shelters. The full definition of people sleeping rough is as follows:</p><p><em>People sleeping, about to bed down (sitting on/in or standing next to their bedding) or actually bedded down in the open air (such as on the streets, in tents, doorways, parks, bus shelters or encampments). People in buildings or other places not designed for habitation (such as stairwells, barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict boats, stations, or “bashes” which are makeshift shelters, often comprised of cardboard boxes). The definition does not include people in hostels or shelters, people in campsites or other sites used for recreational purposes or organised protest, squatters or travellers. Bedded down is taken to mean either lying down or sleeping. About to bed down includes those who are sitting in/on or near a sleeping bag or other bedding.</em></p><p><br>These statistics are available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018</a>.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. This year, Rough Sleeping Initiative investment totals £46 million and has been allocated to 246 areas – providing funding for an estimated 750 additional staff and over 2,600 bed spaces.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 01/07/2019 14:56:03 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1134218

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Homelessness
	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 guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on the forcible removal of camps containing homeless people.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	268597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not issue guidance on the removal of tents containing homeless people. Each local authority, together with the police, will make their own plans and decisions about how to best support rough sleepers and ensure their safety in their own area, based on local circumstances. This can include the removal of encampments, alongside support. Encampments can present serious safety risks for the people living in encampments and it is right that local authorities, who know their area best, have the powers they need to respond. A summary of the powers that public bodies have to help them deal with illegal and unauthorised sites, published in 2015, is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</a></p><p>Where local areas are taking action to remove encampments, we are clear that this needs to go hand-in-hand with considering how to support the people residing in them away from rough sleeping. Safeguards are in place to ensure powers are used appropriately. For example, for Public Space Protection Orders councils must consult with the police and relevant community representatives before making the order, and before the order is made councils must also publish the draft order. The Government guidance on Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-social-behaviour-crime-and-policing-bill-anti-social-behaviour" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-social-behaviour-crime-and-policing-bill-anti-social-behaviour</a></p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. This year, Rough Sleeping Initiative investment totals £46 million and has been allocated to 246 areas – providing funding for an estimated 750 additional staff and over 2,600 bed spaces.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 01/07/2019 14:49:39 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1134220

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities charge homeless people for the return of confiscated items.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	268599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG does not collect any statistics about which local authorities charge homeless people for the return of confiscated items. This is for local authorities to determine, subject to section 211 of the Housing Act 1996.</p><p>However, the Government is working to support better practise through the implementation of the Rough Sleeping Initiative. This year, Rough Sleeping Initiative investment totals £46 million and has been allocated to 246 areas – providing funding for an estimated 750 additional staff and over 2,600 bed spaces. MHCLG are working closely with local authorities through the Rough Sleeping Initiative to support people off the street.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 02/07/2019 13:30:43 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1138501

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Stronger Towns Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2019 to Question 257559, when he plans to publish further details on the operation and allocation of the Stronger Towns Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	276192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the new Stronger Towns Fund to the House of Commons on 4 March 2019 and will return to the House to provide further detail on the Fund in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 16/07/2019 10:37:27 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1141860

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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 Pension Scheme: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and Humber.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	281823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In the Yorkshire and Humber area, the Local Government Pension Scheme is split into four funds - the North Yorkshire Pension Fund (administered by North Yorkshire County Council), the West Yorkshire Pension Fund (administered by the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council), the East Riding Pension Fund (administered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council) and the South Yorkshire Pension Fund (administered by the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority). According to data submitted to the Department for the 2017/18 scheme year, membership records for each are as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>North Yorkshire Pension fund</strong></p><p>Active members (those in employment actively contributing to the scheme) – 31,194</p><p>Pensioner members (those members receiving a pension from the scheme) – 20,476</p><p>Deferred members (those members who are no longer active but are not yet receiving a pension) – 35,813</p><p>Total membership – 87,483</p><p> </p><p><strong>West Yorkshire Pension Fund</strong></p><p>Active members – 101,794</p><p>Pensioner members – 84,833</p><p>Deferred members – 97,583</p><p>Total membership – 284,210</p><p> </p><p><strong>East Riding Pension Fund</strong></p><p>Active members – 40,051</p><p>Pensioner members – 29,650</p><p>Deferred members – 43,228</p><p>Total membership – 112,929</p><p> </p><p><strong>South Yorkshire Pension Fund</strong></p><p>Active members - 52,412</p><p>Pensioner members - 51,041</p><p>Deferred members - 53, 428</p><p>Total membership – 156,881</p><p> </p><p>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) is a participating employer in the South Yorkshire Pension Fund and its membership numbers will be included in the above figures. However, pension fund data submitted to the Department is not broken down by individual participating employers and we therefore do not hold membership data for Barnsley MBC itself.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 15:19:07 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1141863

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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 Pension Scheme
	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on members of the local government pension scheme of changing local fund valuations from a triennial to a quadrennial cycle by (a) region and (b) local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	281825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Members’ benefits are set out separately in the Local Government Pension Scheme regulations and will not be affected by the change in the frequency of local fund valuations.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 14:47:26 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1141865

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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 Pension Scheme
	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 results of his Department's consultation on changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	281826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department's consultation &quot;Fair Deal – Strengthening pension protection&quot; proposed strengthening the pensions protections that apply when workers are contracted out from their Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) employer. With some exceptions, we proposed that members should have a continued right to membership of the LGPS, in line with central Government Fair Deal policy. We also proposed the introduction of a new way for outsourced staff to participate in the scheme – ‘deemed employer’ status. The consultation closed on 4 April and elicited detailed comments from a variety of stakeholders, which my officials are considering carefully. A formal response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 14:46:59 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1141866

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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 Pension Scheme
	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 his Department has conducted a risk assessment of the proposed move from a triennial to a quadrennial cycle for local fund valuations of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	281827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is determined that lengthening the period between valuation cycle should not materially increase the risks that pension funds and their employers face. That is why alongside the proposal in lengthen the valuation cycle we are also consulting on additional tools for administering authorities to be able to manage risk, and particularly employer risk, between valuations.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/09/2019 14:45:02 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock