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172617

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the reasons are for the inclusion of French Overseas Departments in the calculation of average temperature for France for the purposes of determining eligibility for winter fuel payments to UK citizens.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	220107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The French Government treats its French Overseas Departments<em> (départments d’outre mer</em> or DOMs) as integral parts of the French State and so they are not subject to any separate rules relating to the application of EU social security co-ordination.</p><p> </p><p>Winter Fuel Payments are currently available to those entitled in the DOMs, and are not restricted to UK citizens but are available to all EU residents who have an entitlement to a UK Winter Fuel Payment.</p><p> </p><p>The calculation of the average winter temperatures for Spain and Portugal also includes these countries’ respective, relevant overseas territories, where the same EU social security coordination rules apply.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/01/2015 11:58:29 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

170139

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216782, what steps his Department is taking to improve the administration process for funeral payments.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	218572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are currently taking steps to improve the scheme and will continue to monitor its effectiveness so that it continues to meet its aim of providing a contribution towards the cost of a funeral. For example staff are working with the Bereavement Service, the main conduit of initial applications, to ensure where possible they collect all the required evidence and information at the earliest possible juncture, smoothing and improving the process for claimants. On-going improvements such as this ensure claims are dealt with in a timely and consistent manner and are in the best interests of those needing the scheme’s support.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/12/2014 12:41:43 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1311422

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	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	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	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 funding his Department has received from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	185906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The money raised through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is not linked to any specific programmes, or departmental spending. Departmental spend is allocated through Spending Reviews, by the Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 27/04/2021 10:38:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1256782

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	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, which organisations have received funding from the Town Deals Fund; how much funding they received; and what the criteria was for its allocation, in each year since its creation.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	122728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The £3.6 billion Towns Fund includes £1 billion for the Future High Streets Fund, as well as funding for 101 places that have been selected to develop proposals for Town Deals.</p><p>In 2019, we paid all places shortlisted for the Future High Streets Fund grants of up to £150,000 revenue funding to develop full business cases. In December 2019 we paid out £16.4 million in capacity funding to local authorities from the initial 100 towns selected for Town Deals to establish Town Deal Boards and develop their proposals. In both cases the money was paid to the lead local authority.</p><p>In May 2020, following a competitive tender and pre-market engagement exercises, we appointed an Arup-led consortium to provide commercial support to all 101 towns selected for Town Deals to help develop their plans and proposals to bid into the fund. Further details about the contract can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F18a3b1d6-1624-42c4-a0fb-70311c335584&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb0a6bc94c7274dfe56ac08d897b27d82%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637426140144181703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=viihHLx5qole%2FVnoZ8Y%2BUMG1D7KUTBs6KI%2BdPx1py5U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18a3b1d6-1624-42c4-a0fb-70311c335584.</a></p><p>In September 2020, we paid £81.5 million in accelerated funding to the lead local authorities for the 101 towns selected for Town Deals. Each town received between £500,000 and £1 million to help them respond to the immediate challenges of Covid-19.</p><p>On 27 October 2020, Government announced the first seven places in England set to benefit from up to £178.7 million in new Town Deals: Barrow-in-Furness, Blackpool, Darlington, Norwich, Peterborough, Torquay and Warrington. Work has begun to confirm final funding for these places. Further announcements on more Town Deals will be made in due course.</p><p>Full details of these payments are on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/12/2020 17:48:59 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1256781

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	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	Coastal Communities 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, which organisations have received funding from the Coastal Communities Fund; how much funding they each received; and what the criteria was for its allocation, in each year since the fund's creation.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	122727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>This Government believes in the considerable potential of the Great British Coast and is determined to strengthen its appeal as a place to live, work and visit and to see it thrive all year round.</p><p>Please be aware that a full list of successful Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) applicants or projects, their funding allocations and guidance outlining the priority funding criteria is publicly available here:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fcoastal-communities&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb0a6bc94c7274dfe56ac08d897b27d82%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637426140144171742%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=6AXwt47rc8xLn5t%2FVrxR98au9LgZCfMM%2FB5F8tDrlA0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coastal-communities</a></p><p>Through this link you can browse information relating to all five rounds of CCF since its launch in 2012.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 03/12/2020 17:47:57 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1316716

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2021
	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	Coastal Areas: Government Assistance
	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 support his Department is providing to increase economic activity in coastal communities.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	4613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing economic activity in our coastal communities. Our coastal areas have already benefited from over £250 million through successful bids into Town Deals and from the Future High Streets Fund. At Budget 2021, the Chancellor announced 7 Freeports in coastal areas, which will boost economic activity further in these communities</p><p><br> This is all in addition to the £6 million available through the Welcome Back Fund to support coastal areas; offering assistance of up to £100,000 to help address the unique challenges facing these areas as restrictions ease. Further support will be available through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK in places most in need. Coastal places can also bid into the £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 25/05/2021 14:30:40 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck