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1296943

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and 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, how many funds his Department is responsible for; how many funds shared with other departments his Department is responsible for; and if he will provide a list of each of those funds and provide details of whether each those funds is allocated (a) competitively or (b) on the basis of need.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	161777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>All the details of the Department’s funding programmes are set out in the Explanatory Memoranda on our Estimates. The most recent memoranda for our Supplementary Estimate 2020-21 will be published shortly.</p><p>The Department’s Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum for 2020-21 is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommittees.parliament.uk%2Fpublications%2F931%2Fdocuments%2F7131%2Fdefault%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C8a8ece7c3814463a086908d8e3cdcd77%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637509820335624103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=cTbPMzRPrHlFZCGe39IzcwfCgtU1J3dZYEpon3BZH8o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/931/documents/7131/default/.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 10/03/2021 15:36:37 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 88146 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1301421

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	Levelling Up Fund and UK Community Renewal Fund: Halton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons Halton did not meet the criteria to be a (a) category one area for the purposes of the Levelling Up Fund or (b) priority area for the Community Renewal Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	166329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the prospectus published last week, the index used for the Levelling Up Fund places areas into category one, two or three based on the local area’s need for economic recovery and growth, improved transport connectivity, and regeneration.</p><p>As set out in the UK Community Renewal Fund prospectus published on 3 March, we have identified 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience across Great Britain which measures productivity, household income, unemployment, skills and population density.</p><p>We are committed to transparency and have published a methodological note on the index used for each Fund.</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-additional-documents%2Flevelling-up-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce62cce5d68204184e5ef08d8e79c5969%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637514005981098678%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=e%2B6F3RW68qjLmVCmLDYcmmNqO9bb64%2BJcuw6v5jVCvw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-fund-additional-documents/levelling-up-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus%2Fuk-community-renewal-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce62cce5d68204184e5ef08d8e79c5969%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637514005981108624%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=uDem3ZRC1yAOWeBwn9fzarkwCKkX41BCRAfPCybScIA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus/uk-community-renewal-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note</a></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:47:14 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90370 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1300912

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	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	UK Community Renewal 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 9 March 2021 to Questions 163173 and 163174, when he plans to publish the methodological note explaining how the 100 priority places were selected for funding from the UK Community Renewal Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	165458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>At Budget 2021, the UK Government published a prospectus for the UK Community Renewal Fund: an additional £220m funding for 2021/22 to help local areas prepare for the launch of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in 2022.</p><p>The UK Community Renewal Fund aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches. It will invest in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.</p><p>As set out in the prospectus published on 3 March, we have identified 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience across Great Britain which measures productivity, household income, unemployment, skills and population density.</p><p>We are committed to transparency and have published a methodological note on the index used for the Fund: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus</a>.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 12/03/2021 15:56:44 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 89927 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1301212

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	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, what steps he plans to take to assess the value for money of Town Deals.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	166437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Every Town Investment Plan we receive is robustly assessed against a range of criteria, with value for money a central consideration. Full details of our assessment are set out in the Towns Fund Further Guidance, which can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F926422%2FTowns_Fund_further_guidance.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C1881234a3b4b4c208e5808d8e588b7b7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637511722640154832%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=DIL4WKx3910dqKWORApMRp7R07v4DeU%2BYQUZ96YvJSQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/926422/Towns_Fund_further_guidance.pdf</a></p><p>Funding is distributed through local authorities who are the accountable body. Local authorities have their own comprehensive processes in place for managing public money. Funding for projects will only be released when full, green book compliant, business cases have been approved.</p><p>The Department will publish its monitoring and evaluation strategy for the Towns Fund in due course.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:49:31 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90372 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301898

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	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	Burlington House: Rents
	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 he is taking to ensure that learned societies at Burlington House remain in their current location and are not priced out by rental charges.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	167268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>Five Learned Societies are tenants of New Burlington House, owned by the Department. Following a High Court settlement, all parties agreed in 2005 that rent would increase to market levels over a period of 80 years. The Department clarified that the referenced rent is limited to reflect cultural and educational purposes, rather than commercial office rent. A market rental valuation was agreed between the Department and the Learned Societies; mostly recently in 2019<strong>.</strong> The Learned Societies currently pay around 30% of this agreed market rent and will not pay full market rent until 2085<strong>. </strong></p><p>The Department is sympathetic to the Societies’ position and is exploring whether there is a solution that can deliver value for taxpayers and help the Learned Societies to remain at New Burlington House, and an assessment of value will be made as part of an agreement. The Department has been discussing options with the Learned Societies and DCMS given their responsibility for policy in regards to culture, museums and heritage.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 166313 166314 question first answered 17/03/2021 15:11:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90831 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1301216

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	Burlington House
	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 Guide for the Disposal of Surplus Land, published by the Cabinet Office in 2017, whether the principle of (a) best value or (b) best consideration has been applied to the management of New Burlington House.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	166296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG holds the freehold for New Burlington House (NBH) in Piccadilly. We have 5 Learned Societies who occupy NBH and have been our tenants for over 100 years. The current lease which was agreed with the Learned Societies was put in place in 2005 and grants the Learned Societies an 80 year term lease. The Guide for the Disposal of Surplus Land has therefore not been applied in the management of NBH as the government has no plans to dispose of NBH.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:37:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90369 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1310559

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2021
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pay
	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 19 April 2021 to Question 180986, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pay, how many civil servants working in his Department have declared remuneration for paid work for organisations and companies outside of Government; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all that paid work has been properly declared.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	184461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>On 23 April, the Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the management of outside interests in the Civil Service</p><p><br> The Committee published this letter on 26 April. It can be found here: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/</a></p><p><br> The Cabinet Secretary’s letter sets out a series of steps to improve processes. This programme of work will also take account of any recommendations that emerge from Nigel Boardman’s review</p><p><br> The Civil Service Management Code sets out, at paragraph 4.3.4, the requirement that civil servants must seek permission before accepting any outside employment which might affect their work either directly or indirectly. The applicable principles are those set out in the Business Appointment Rules. The Civil Service Management Code is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions</a></p><p><br> Where the civil servant is a member of the departmental board, any outside employment, as well as other relevant interests will be published as part of the Annual Report and Accounts or other transparency publication.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 29/04/2021 07:46:09 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 99386 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1301426

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	Community Champions 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 he plans to release further rounds of funding for the Community Champions scheme open to bids from all local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	166456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January we announced £23.75 million funding through the Community Champions Scheme to 60 councils and voluntary groups across England - to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19.</p><p>Participating local authorities will provide monthly reporting from March 2021, which will be used to assess the scope and reach of the Community Champions programme.</p><p>We will learn from the current scheme and assess the case for any further funding</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:42:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90376 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1301321

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	Council Tax
	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 plans he has to review the banding system applied to properties for the purpose of collecting council tax in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	166499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review council tax banding of properties in England, which would require a revaluation to be implemented effectively. A revaluation would be expensive to undertake, and could result in increases in bills for many households, as happened following the council tax revaluation in Wales when 33% of all homes there were placed in a higher band compared to 8% of homes that were placed in a lower band.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:48:59 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90379 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1301443

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	Leasehold: Fees and Charges
	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 progress he has made on removing onerous ground rents for existing leaseholders.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	166496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has set out a package of measures to tackle unfair practices in the leasehold market and promote transparency and fairness for both leaseholders and freeholders. We will bring forward legislation in the upcoming session to set future ground rents to zero.</p><p>We understand the difficulties and frustrations for existing leaseholders who are unhappy with the ground rent they are required to pay and feel their leases should be changed. We are pleased that the CMA is taking enforcement action in relation to two key issues. First, to tackle certain instances of mis-selling of leasehold property. Second, to address the problems faced by homeowners from high and increasing ground rents. The Government is keeping a close eye on this issue and will consider any next steps once the CMA have progressed their enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:46:27 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90378 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle