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442875

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	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: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2015 to Question 16795, if he will undertake an assessment of activities by third parties fully funded by local authorities designed to influence Government and Parliament; and if he will extend the Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity to cover such groups.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	21410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>We have continually made clear that local authorities should not be using taxpayers’ money to lobby Government; not least because they are free to contact Ministers and Members of Parliament to make their views known and indeed many do so on a regular basis. This is reflected in the Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 14/01/2016 17:20:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

443430

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2016
	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	Floods: Cumbria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria were used to determine who in South Lakeland was entitled to £500 flood compensation payments.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	21609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>South Lakeland District Council are responsible for determining the criteria for distribution and entitlement to the £500 flood compensation payments.</p><p>The funding came from a central government funding scheme (the Communities and Business Recovery Scheme) for Cumbria and Lancashire flood affected households.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/01/2016 17:21:30 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

442925

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	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	Flood Control: Salford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what additional flood support Salford City Council is likely to receive; when such support will be granted; what such support will cover; and how such support can be accessed.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	21366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Funding to local authorities affected by flooding is provided through section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 which gives local authorities flexibility to design their own locally tailored support packages, based on local need, to help individuals, small and medium-sized businesses and communities return to normality quickly.</p><p>Salford City Council received an advance communities and business recovery scheme grant of £526,320 on 29 December 2015 and a further communities and business recovery scheme grant of £931,921 on 8 January 2016. In addition Salford City Council received £279,297 for council tax discounts and £244,215 for business rate relief on 8 January to assist households’ and businesses’ recovery following Storm Eva. Second tranche payments on 8 January were based on the number of flooded properties reported to the Government by Salford City Council on 7 January. The Government will process further payments to assist local authorities’ flood recovery support schemes once a fully reconciled figure is provided by a local authority of the number of households and businesses flooded.</p><p>The communities and business grant, business rate relief and council tax discount recovery payments made to Salford City Council are separate to the Bellwin scheme which has been activated to reimburse local authorities for eligible costs incurred on, or in connection with, their emergency response to flooding caused by the recent severe weather. The Bellwin grant will be available at 100% above the 0.2% revenue threshold of Salford City Council.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 21367 question first answered 14/01/2016 17:25:43 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

442926

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	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	Flood Control: Salford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support will be provided to offset the costs incurred by Salford City Council as a result of flooding which are not covered by the Bellwin scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	21367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Funding to local authorities affected by flooding is provided through section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 which gives local authorities flexibility to design their own locally tailored support packages, based on local need, to help individuals, small and medium-sized businesses and communities return to normality quickly.</p><p>Salford City Council received an advance communities and business recovery scheme grant of £526,320 on 29 December 2015 and a further communities and business recovery scheme grant of £931,921 on 8 January 2016. In addition Salford City Council received £279,297 for council tax discounts and £244,215 for business rate relief on 8 January to assist households’ and businesses’ recovery following Storm Eva. Second tranche payments on 8 January were based on the number of flooded properties reported to the Government by Salford City Council on 7 January. The Government will process further payments to assist local authorities’ flood recovery support schemes once a fully reconciled figure is provided by a local authority of the number of households and businesses flooded.</p><p>The communities and business grant, business rate relief and council tax discount recovery payments made to Salford City Council are separate to the Bellwin scheme which has been activated to reimburse local authorities for eligible costs incurred on, or in connection with, their emergency response to flooding caused by the recent severe weather. The Bellwin grant will be available at 100% above the 0.2% revenue threshold of Salford City Council.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 21366 question first answered 14/01/2016 17:25:43 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey