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861066

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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: Buildings
	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 proportion of his Department's estate is (a) rented, (b) owned and (c) occupied through any other type of agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	132215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Leasehold</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Freehold</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MOTO*</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>TOTAL</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MHCLG (All incl Housing England Regeneration)</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>18</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>0.9</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1949</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>98.3</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>28</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1.4</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1982</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MHCLG (All excl Housing England Regeneration)</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>17</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>34.0</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>5</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>10.0</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>28</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>56.0</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>50</strong></del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Property holdings</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leasehold</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Freehold</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MOTO*</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MHCLG (incl Homes England regeneration)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">91</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1.5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,132</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">98.0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,254</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MHCLG (excl Homes England regeneration)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">32.1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">58.5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">53</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Memorandum of Terms of Occupation</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/03/2018 17:58:08 question first ministerially corrected 27/04/2018 14:03:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 48971 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1109114

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	West Midlands Combined Authority: Borrowing
	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 total borrowing capacity is of the West Midlands Combined Authority; and how much that combined authority has borrowed since its establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	239892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Each combined authority remains responsible for its own borrowing. The prudential borrowing regime provides that an authority can borrow lawfully only if it can demonstrate that servicing and repayments of the debt are affordable. Mayoral combined authorities have annual maximum debt caps in place, agreed with HM Treasury, which can be reviewed if the need arises, and for the West Midlands:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£546,744,807</p></td><td><p>£783,049,523</p></td><td><p>£1,041,974,844</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures published by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government detail outstanding debt on a quarterly basis for each local authority and combined authority, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-local-government-finance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-local-government-finance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 08/04/2019 15:01:14 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1143501

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Weather
	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 (a) financial and (b) staffing assistance the Government has provided to local authorities responding to extreme weather events in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	285398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>On 10 August, the Government announced that local communities and businesses impacted by the previous week’s heavy rain and flooding will have access to up to £5.25 million to support their recovery.</p><p>Over the last 12 months my Department has made payments totalling £418,579 to four local authorities to assist them in responding to severe weather incidents. This includes £150,000 that my Department provided to High Peak Borough Council to support the community following the Toddbrook Reservoir incident.</p><p>Recently, my Department also announced Bellwin support towards response costs for authorities in North Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in respect of flooding in those areas over the summer and for High Peaks Council with respect to the Toddbrook Reservoir incident. We await their claims.</p><p>In all the above cases, no additional staffing assistance was provided.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is unable to provide details about what financial and staffing assistance was provided by other departments to local authorities in response to those severe weather incidents.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 09/09/2019 15:18:42 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

906333

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2018
	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	Victim Support Schemes: West Midlands
	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 financial support the Government allocated to specialist services for BAME women who are victims of domestic violence in the West Midlands in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	145269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold centrally an annual breakdown of spending for victims of domestic violence in the West Midlands since 2010, however, the Government is providing financial support to specialist services for BAME women who are victims of domestic violence in a number of ways through our Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy. This includes Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) funding to local authorities for domestic abuse services and the VAWG Service Transformation Fund</p><p>Since 2014 MHCLG have invested over £33 million in services to support victims of domestic abuse, including support for BAME victims. The MHCLG Priorities for Domestic Abuse Services, which set out what steps local areas should take in their response to domestic abuse, includes the need to consider provision for BAME victims. These priorities encourage the securing of specialist services and using their expertise and knowledge to identify and deal with barriers to service access and deliver the support that BAME victims need when they need it.</p><p>In addition, the VAWG Service Transformation Fund launched in 2017 has provided £17 million to 41 projects and meets the needs of those women and girls experiencing multiple disadvantage (BAME, LGB&amp;T women and girls and disabled and older women). In the West Midlands, we provided £250,000 to Staffordshire PCC for a FGM project to ensure victims and potential victims have timely access to counselling and therapeutic support.</p><p>In 2017, the Government funded the charity Imkaan to build capacity in the BME women’s sector.</p><p>Significant further funding for domestic abuse services, including refuges will be available as early as possible in this financial year. This new fund will be open to all local areas across England to bid for a share.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/05/2018 15:24:53 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1149986

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Urban Areas: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will (a) make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the Cambridge University Bennett Institute for Public Policy report entitled Townscapes: The North East and (b) reintroduce the position of Minister for the North East to tackle the decline in North East towns referred to in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>a) This government is committed to levelling up the regions, so that people can benefit in our shared prosperity. On 6 September we announced the 100 places we have invited to develop proposals for Town Deals as part of the £3.6 billion Towns Fund announced on 27 July. 45 of these places are in the Northern Powerhouse, 18 of which are in the North East. Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland will also benefit from £600 million of investment in jobs and infrastructure under the North of Tyne Devolution Deal, whilst the Tees Valley Devolution Deal is worth £450 million. Additionally, of the £3.4 billion of Local Growth Funding that has gone to the Northern Powerhouse, £505.6 million has been allocated to the North East and Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnerships. <br> <br> b) The position of Minister for the Northern Powerhouse was first created in 2015 to drive economic growth in the North and ensure the needs of the North of England are represented in government. I was appointed Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth in June 2017 and I was re-appointed on 25 July 2019 as Minister of State attending Cabinet, showing that the Northern Powerhouse remains at the heart of this government’s agenda.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/10/2019 11:50:43 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 685 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1059868

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Urban Areas: Departmental Responsibilities
	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 towns in the UK have a ministerial champion in the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	220211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Ministerial responsibilities can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministers-and-responsibilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministers-and-responsibilities</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 18/02/2019 15:51:30 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1132873

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	Urban Areas
	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 of the UK leaving the EU with no deal on his Department’s ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 11 in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	266180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU, with or without a deal, will not affect our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. The UK’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) will be published shortly. The VNR will review UK action both domestically and internationally in support of Goal 11. It will also outline key challenges and next steps, recognising that while progress is being made, there is more work to do.</p><p>The UK and the EU have agreed the terms of the UK’s smooth and orderly exit from the EU in the form of the Withdrawal Agreement, and a detailed political declaration on the terms of our future relationship which will support the Government's commitment to meeting the full range of Sustainable Development Goals. However, the Government will continue to do the responsible thing and prepare for all eventualities. This includes the potential impact of a no deal scenario on the full range of government priorities. This Government has been clear that we do not want or expect a ‘no deal’ scenario, but whatever the outcome of our future relationship we remain committed to supporting the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals both domestically and internationally.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 26/06/2019 11:02:11 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

780417

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	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	Unitary Councils
	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 applications to become a Unitary Authority are currently pending.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	110453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>My Department is considering whether to implement four proposals for unitarisation which we have received from councils - two separate proposals from councils in Buckinghamshire, one from councils in Dorset and one from councils in Oxfordshire.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 08/11/2017 17:46:28 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1010392

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	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 his Department has had with (a) the Wales Office and (b) the Welsh Government on the level of funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund in Wales that the Shared Prosperity Fund is intended to replace.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	192931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>As we committed to in the written ministerial statement of 24 July 2018 (HCWS927), we have begun engagement with devolved administrations, including the Welsh Government, ahead of the public consultation, intended for later this year. This engagement began in September 2018 when HM Government officials held initial meetings with their counterparts in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wider engagement with external stakeholders across the UK is ongoing.</p><p>We intend to consult on the design of the United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) later this year and encourage all interested parties to contribute their views. Final decisions on the detail and operation of the UKSPF will be made following the Spending Review in 2019.</p><p>In the meantime, we understand places around the UK require certainty of funding after we leave the European Union. We are confident that a negotiated agreement will be reached and that we will continue to take part in the 2014-2020 EU programmes until they end. At the same time, all Brexit scenarios are being planned for, including a no-deal.</p><p>The Government’s announcement to extend the guarantee for the full EU 2014-20 programme period and allocation, provides certainty and clarity in the event of a no-deal and allows for a smooth transition to a domestic replacement.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/11/2018 14:10:39 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1038989

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	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 funding allocated to Wales out of the UK Shared Prosperity fund will be as a result of a (a) pre-allocation or (b) competitive bidding process.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	207291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of providing clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and we intend to publish the public consultation shortly. Final decisions on the quantum and allocation of the Fund will be decided during the Spending Review this year.</p><p>In his Written Ministerial Statement of 24 July 2018 on Local Growth, HCWS927, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government was clear the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be a simplified, integrated fund that tackles inequalities between communities, by raising productivity. The Fund will be aligned to our modern Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 207292 question first answered 15/01/2019 16:03:07 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake