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1138981

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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 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, when he plans to publish the 2020-21 Local Government Finance Settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	277135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>I aim to publish the provisional local government finance settlement on or around 5 December and the final settlement no later than 31 January, in line with the recommendations of the Hudson Review. The Department will ensure the settlement timetable aligns with the timing of fiscal events and Spending Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/07/2019 12:58:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1138983

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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 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, whether the 2020-21 Local Government Finance Settlement will form part of a multi-year financial settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	277136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>In 2016-17, local authorities were offered a multi-year settlement deal, which was accepted by 97 per cent of authorities in exchange for publishing efficiency plans, as the Government recognised that this can provide greater certainty of income over the medium term to support service delivery plans. The arrangements for the 2020-21 settlement will be subject to the timing and duration of the planned Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/07/2019 13:09:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1027358

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2018 to Question 138439 on Local Government Finance, which other determining factors his Department uses to determine the sustainability of local authorities on an (a) individual and (b) sectoral level.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	202782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>As part of my Department's responsibility for the overall sustainability of the local government finance system, the Department assesses the total amount of funding available to local government to deliver statutory responsibilities. The Department assesses this both top-down, looking at a macro level to see how much funding is in the system as a whole when set against cost drivers, demographics and opportunities for efficiencies; and bottom-up looking at financial indicators, overall capacity, leadership and governance for individual authorities. The Department’s overall judgement also considers whether there is flexibility in the system to respond to events, emergencies and to be able to provide the broader local leadership expected by communities.</p><p>Each Government Department has responsibility for establishing arrangements to ensure that services for which they have policy responsibility remain sustainable and that statutory responsibilities are being met. Local authorities are independent of central Government and are responsible for managing their financial budgets and for making spending decisions in line with their priority needs.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/12/2018 14:30:34 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 93364 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1002717

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	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, what comparative assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of Government funding for local authorities and trends in local authority spending on sports and recreation spaces.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	188754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands the important part that sports and recreation places play in local communities.</p><p>Over the five year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 council’s will have access to more than £200 billion after this month’s budget. The Chancellor’s announcement means a real-terms increase in funding for local government in 2018/19 and 2019/20.</p><p>The Government has increased local councils’ financial flexibility by removing conditions from many grants. This gives them more freedom over the money they receive and enables them to work with their residents to decide how best to spend it on local priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 12/11/2018 17:27:43 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

911143

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	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, with reference to section 136, as amended by the Local Authorities (Capital Finance (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2004, what records his Department keeps on the levy paid by local authorities when the capital receipt received from the sale of its stock is greater than the housing debt attributable to those dwelling houses.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	147828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department keeps a data record of all Large Scale Voluntary Transfers since 1988 to date, including information on the levy in relation to section 136, as amended by the Local Authorities (Capital Finance (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2004.</p><p>Since 1994 local authorities that completed a Large Scale Voluntary Transfer (LSVT), where the capital receipt received from the sale of their stock was greater than the housing debt attributable to those dwelling houses, paid a total of £496.86 million as LSVT levy.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/06/2018 15:25:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

910185

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2018 to Question 140664 on local government finance, if he will make it his Department's policy to record all cross-departmental discussions between (a) political advisers and (b) civil servants on the effects of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	147398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>It is not the Department’s policy to record all cross-departmental discussions between officials. Engagement between officials routinely takes place through a wide range of channels and fora. Information on such discussions is not held centrally and it would not be feasible to do so.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/06/2018 16:21:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

908968

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2018 to Question 140664 on Local Government Finance, for what reason the information is not held centrally; and who within his Department made the decision not to hold that information centrally.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	146157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>Our engagement is ongoing and takes place through a wide range of channels and fora. It would not be feasible to summarise the entirety of our engagement activity as a Department.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 25/05/2018 14:40:04 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901296

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	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	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, what representations he has received from local authorities on their use of reserves; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	142794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>We routinely engage with a variety of local authorities and receive representations on a variety of matters on a regular basis, which may include reserves.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/05/2018 14:31:16 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901307

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	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	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, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the use of council reserves.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	142795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities. They are free to determine the level of reserves they hold and are accountable to their electorate for the decisions they make.</p><p>Many local authorities have built up substantial reserves over recent years. It is right that they use them where necessary to protect high quality services for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 142796 question first answered 17/05/2018 14:22:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901309

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	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	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,whether his Department encourages the use of local authority reserves to pay for the delivery of local services.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	142796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities. They are free to determine the level of reserves they hold and are accountable to their electorate for the decisions they make.</p><p>Many local authorities have built up substantial reserves over recent years. It is right that they use them where necessary to protect high quality services for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 142795 question first answered 17/05/2018 14:22:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne