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768013

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	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	Emergency Services
	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 make an assessment of the feasibility of establishing an event to mark the contribution that the emergency services make to communities and to thank them for the work they do during times of crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	107056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the important contribution made by our emergency services to their communities. Their hard work and commitment to public service is celebrated the country over in local community events and also nationally.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 17/10/2017 11:22:05 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1019409

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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 Shared Prosperity 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 the timetable is for the public consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	198316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said during Prime Minister’s Questions, our intention is to launch a public consultation on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which will give all interested parties the opportunity to contribute their views to government. We will publish the consultation shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 11/12/2018 17:21:58 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

802928

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Coastal Communities Fund: Golf
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether funding from the Coastal Communities Fund can be allocated to golf courses that are at risk from coastal erosion.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	118348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Coastal Communities Fund is a competitive bid-led programme and all applications are assessed against agreed criteria and programme priorities. Projects that address issues of coastal erosion or flood risk management which threaten the development of the coastal economy are potentially eligible for help provided they can demonstrate they will deliver jobs and growth as part of an integrated regeneration initiative.</p><p>The administration of the Coastal Communities Fund in Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Government. My Hon Friend should contact them for further information about the next competitive bidding round for the Fund (Round 5) in Scotland for which funding will be available from April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 13/12/2017 16:47:18 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

752127

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department have responsibilities which relate to preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	5010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>EU exit is an all-of-Government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning. Within the Department for Communities and Local Government, staff within the EU Exit Team lead on providing advice to Ministers on EU exit and exit-related issues. Members of staff across the Department also provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues as required. Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department's other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 24/07/2017 15:03:06 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

752544

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what amount of his Department's annual expenditure is allocated to work relating to the UK's exit from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	5373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government is working with the Department for Exiting the EU to support the UK's exit from the EU. Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department's other priorities, it would not be possible to give a precise figure on the annual expenditure allocated to work relating to the UK's exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 25/07/2017 16:44:53 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

837810

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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: Brexit
	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 much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	126841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated departments nearly £700 million to prepare for EU Exit: £412 million for DIT, FCO and DExEU over the parliament at Autumn Statement 2016 and nearly £300 million across a number of departments from the Reserve in 2017-18.</p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017 HM Treasury made another £3 billion of additional funding available over 2018-19 and 2019-20 – £1.5 billion in each year. We have not bid for any of this funding to date.</p><p>Departmental allocations for 2019-20 will be agreed later on in the year and decisions on funding in 2020-21 and beyond will be decided at the next Spending Review. This is because requirements in these years will be heavily affected by what is agreed in our negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/02/2018 14:06:48 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

894897

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	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	EU Grants and Loans
	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 discussions he has had with the (a) the Secretary of State for Wales and (b) Welsh Government on the design and implementation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	139401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to work on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). We will consult with the Devolved Administrations in due course regarding how the UKSPF might work in their nations, recognising their expertise in delivering the structural funds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/05/2018 12:55:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

896393

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	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: Training
	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 training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on devolution and inter-governmental relations; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	140637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p><strong>All Civil Servants</strong></p><p>(a) Civil Service Learning provide a range of central learning opportunities, including online and face-to-face training, for all civil servants on Devolution &amp; Intergovernmental Working.</p><p><strong>Fast Stream</strong></p><p>(b) Introduced in 2017 as part of Fast Stream policy learning, delegates take part in a Devolution workshop, which all brand new entrant centrally managed Fast Streamers attend as part of their Induction offer.</p><p><strong>SCS</strong></p><p>(c) Each nation of the UK leads and hosts an annual SCS conference to learn from each other and build networks across the Policy Profession.</p><p><strong>MHCLG Offer</strong></p><p>Within the Department and to compliment the Civil Service Learning offer, eight events have been organised since 2016 with internal and external speakers. Records of numbers attended are not available:</p><p>The Devolution Agenda – Impacts and where it goes (external speaker)</p><p>Does England now want Devolution too? (external speaker)</p><p>Devolution and You Stall (internal drop in session)</p><p>Policy Teach In: Devolution in the UK (internal)</p><p>Policy Teach In: Devolution in the UK (internal)</p><p>Four nations devolution in UK (Internal)</p><p>Devolution and Local Growth: Lessons Learnt (internal GPM)</p><p>Devolution and Local Growth (internal GPM)</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 11/05/2018 12:39:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

897935

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	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: Training
	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 training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on understanding the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	141336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>There are no records of learning events delivered or undertaken by civil servants within the Department related specifically to understanding the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament. We encourage staff to access learning materials available through Civil Service Learning.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 14/05/2018 16:27:43 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1109531

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers
	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 non-disclosure agreements have been entered into by his Department in each of the last five years in respect of a personnel matter relating to a Minister in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	240565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not entered into any Non-Disclosure Agreements during the last five years in respect of a personnel matter relating to a Minister in this Department.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 08/04/2019 15:01:46 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara