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1177504

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	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	Stronger 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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2020 to Question HL118 on the Stronger Towns Fund, if he will publish the (a) qualitative indicators and (b) quantitative indicators that formed the basis of the robust selection methodology used to choose the 100 towns.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	14834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is not able to publish the full selection methodology at this time as it includes information that relates to the formulation and development of government policy which is still live and ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 13/02/2020 12:02:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1175915

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Community Assets
	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 he has made of the effectiveness of regulations used by local authorities in relation to changing the classification of assets of community value.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	12315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to improving the assets of community value scheme which was introduced through the Localism Act 2011. As part of this, we will assess the overall the effectiveness of the regulations for local authorities, asset owners and voluntary and community groups to ensure that any legislation the Government introduces will meet our objective of supporting communities to protect those assets that are under threat.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/02/2020 17:34:43 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1176005

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Local Government: Devolution
	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 publication of the White Paper on English devolution.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	12269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The manifesto committed to publishing an English Devolution White Paper in 2020. The Government is committed to empowering local places to drive local economic growth. The Queen’s Speech reconfirmed the Government’s commitment to an English Devolution White Paper, further details on which will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 10/02/2020 16:57:28 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1175811

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	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	Floods
	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 recent assessment he has made of the progress on recovery of communities affected by flooding in November 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	900655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been supporting local authorities from the outset of the November flooding. The Flood Recovery Framework was swiftly activated, to ensure that local authorities could implement local recovery schemes. In partnership with BEIS, the framework provides funding for local authorities to help affected residents and businesses to recover from the flooding, as well as reimbursements to local authorities for providing 100 per cent council tax and business rates to these affected properties.</p><p>The Government also committed to matching up to £1 million of funds raised by the South Yorkshire Flood Disaster Relief Appeal Fund. We have pledged a further £300,000 of match-funding for other eligible areas affected by recent flooding, where the Flood Recovery Framework has been activated.</p><p>Government continues to engage with local partners to wholly understand the local situation and provide adequate support.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 06/02/2020 14:13:05 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1175057

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2020
	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	Future High Streets Fund: Putney
	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 Putney town centre is on his shortlist to receive funding under the Future High Streets Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	uin	10774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>Putney Town Centre is one of the high streets that have been shortlisted for the first round of the Future High Streets Fund. Shortlisted high streets will now produce detailed business cases for investment proposals to renew and reshape town centres and high streets in a way that improves experience, drives growth and ensures future sustainability. Wandsworth Borough Council has received £150,000 in revenue funding to support them to develop their plans in more detail. A final decision on which places will receive capital funding will be determined following a thorough assessment of value for money of each places’ business case, in accordance with HM Treasury’s Green Book appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/02/2020 11:48:11 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1172969

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	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	Housing: Construction
	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 has been allocated from the public purse to the West Midlands Combined Authority for home building since 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	7118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In March 2018, the Government agreed a housing package with the West Midlands Combined Authority, to deliver 215,000 homes in the West Midlands by 2030/31, and committed to back that ambition through a Land Fund of up to £100 million. Funding is transferred to the West Midlands Combined Authority when key milestones are met. In addition, West Midlands Combined Authority has been allocated £6 million through the 2017 Devolution Deal to support immediate and long term housing delivery in the region.</p><p>The Government has also committed to supporting a successful legacy of the Commonwealth Games in 2022 by providing £165 million of grant funding for infrastructure to unlock up to 5,100 homes in Birmingham.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/02/2020 10:08:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 3457 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1174319

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	City Deals
	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 city deal areas that fall (a) wholly and (b) partly within combined authority areas are (i) controlled by a combined authority, (ii) controlled by a local enterprise partnership and (iii) not controlled by a combined authority or a local enterprise partnership; and how those city deals not controlled by a combined authority or a local enterprise partnership are governed.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Anthony Browne
	uin	9798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>City Deals were bespoke negotiations between Government and Local Enterprise Partnerships conducted in England between 2011 and 2014. The only area at this time to have a Combined Authority in place was Greater Manchester, although Liverpool City Region, Sheffield City Region, North East, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Combined Authorities were all established in 2014. City Deals aimed to help drive the growth of cities across the country: identifying barriers to growth and also investing to drive future economic growth on the basis of the specific economic strengths, assets and opportunities of places.</p><p>A list of all English City Deals and their relevant Local Enterprise Partnership and Combined Authority is available below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>City Deal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Local Enterprise Partnership</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Combined Authority</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Wave 1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Birmingham</p></td><td><p>Greater Birmingham and Solihull</p></td><td><p>West Midlands (established 2016)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>West of England</p></td><td><p>West of England (established 2017)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>Leeds City Region</p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire (established 2014)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Liverpool City Region</p></td><td><p>Liverpool City Region (established 2014)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester (established 2011)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>North East (established 2014)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (D2N2)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield</p></td><td><p>Sheffield City Region</p></td><td><p>Sheffield City Region (established 2014)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Wave 2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black Country</p></td><td><p>Black Country</p></td><td><p>West Midlands (established 2016)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Brighton</p></td><td><p>Coast to Capital (C2C)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Cambridge</p></td><td><p>Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough</p></td><td><p>Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (established 2017)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry and Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>Coventry and Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>West Midlands (established 2016)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull and Humber</p></td><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Ipswich</p></td><td><p>New Anglia</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester and Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>Leicester and Leicestershire</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Norwich</p></td><td><p>New Anglia</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford and Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth and the South West Peninsula</p></td><td><p>Heart of the South West LEP and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton and Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>Solent</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland and South Tyneside</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>North East (established 2014)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon and Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>Swindon and Wiltshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tees Valley</p></td><td><p>Tees Valley</p></td><td><p>Tees Valley (established 2016)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley Berkshire</p></td><td><p>Thames Valley Berkshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/02/2020 16:26:36 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne

1174898

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	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 progress his Department has made on the development of the Shared Prosperity Fund; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	10450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Now we have left the European Union, we will create the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which will bind together the whole of the United Kingdom, tackling inequality and deprivation in each of our four nations.</p><p>The Government has been clear that final decisions about the design of the Fund must take place after a cross-government Spending Review. In the meantime, stakeholder views from across the UK have helped inform progress on policy design.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/02/2020 16:27:36 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1174983

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reviews
	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 publish the titles of the reviews that his Department is undertaking.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	10303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department is currently undertaking reviews in the following areas:</p><ul><li>The quality and effectiveness of the audit and financial reporting of local authorities in England, led by Sir Tony Redmond;</li><li>How Government can best engage with faith communities, led by Colin Bloom;</li><li>Antisemitism, led by Lord Mann; and</li><li>Fair funding Review for how funding is allocated and redistributed between local authorities.</li></ul><p>The Department has also recently undertaken a number of significant reviews. This includes Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, which the Government has committed to taking forward its recommendations. The Building Better Building Beautiful Commission also recently published its final report, which can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fliving-with-beauty-report-of-the-building-better-building-beautiful-commission&amp;data=02%7C01%7CTom.Goose%40communities.gov.uk%7C86bda9cd141a43b0e1a008d7a8c5c392%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637163439646567560&amp;sdata=sCqTaLs8v7ElvExHcNOebQk0YrYWp8Udy3GDdaVwJzA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/living-with-beauty-report-of-the-building-better-building-beautiful-commission</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/02/2020 16:24:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1172201

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	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	Playgrounds: Disability
	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 steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to provide accessible play parks for people with disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	6146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>In October 2019 my Department announced a £1.35 million grant scheme for local communities, working with local authorities to apply for funding to create new pocket parks or renovate existing parks. <br> <br> Identifying a local need such as accessibility or supporting those with disability issues is one of the key criteria against which applications will be assessed. The application window closed on 31 December and a total of 375 applications were received with 3 per cent specifically addressing issues of disability. Results will be announced in early February.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/02/2020 13:18:15 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1172970

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	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	Mayors: 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, how much funding has been devolved to each (a) metro mayor and (b) metro mayor region in each of the last four financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	7119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The core funds devolved to the Metro Mayors and their combined authorities are listed in the attached table. Further details can be found in the Annual Reports of Devolution, laid before Parliament each year by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and in the devolution deal agreements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/02/2020 13:24:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry attachment 1 file name PQ UIN 7119 The core funds devolved to the Metro Mayors and their combined authorities table.docx title PQ 7119 attachment - core funds previous answer version 3752 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1174021

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Apprentices
	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 staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	9045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>As of 31 December 2019, there were 53 apprentices in The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This is 2.3 per cent of the total staff employed within the Department.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/02/2020 16:24:08 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1170998

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Unions
	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 introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation affects the right of recognised unions in his Department to bargaining information as set out in Section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	3823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Government Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has not affected the rights of unions in the Department to bargaining information provided under section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 29/01/2020 17:47:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1173019

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: North West
	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 the shared prosperity fund will be allocated to (a) the North West and (b) Wirral.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	7116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Following our departure from the European Union, the 2019 Conservative Manifesto has committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which binds together the whole of the United Kingdom, tackling inequality and deprivation in each of our four nations, and at a minimum match the size of European Structural Funds in each nation.</p><p>The Fund will invest in UK priorities and tackle inequalities between communities by raising productivity, especially in those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>However, the Government has been clear final decisions about the design of the Fund must take place after a cross-government Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/01/2020 11:54:25 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1173020

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Consultation Papers
	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 consultation paper on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	7117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of reassuring local areas on the future of local growth funding as we leave the European Union and of providing clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p><p>The Government has been working closely with interested parties across the UK whilst developing the fund. Government officials have held 25 engagement events across the UK, attended by over five hundred representatives from a breadth of sectors, which has helped inform progress on policy design</p><p>We will come forward with further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/01/2020 11:54:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1172634

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	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, with reference to the Answer of 2 October 2019 to Question 291442, if he will publish the data used to assess the EU exit response criteria for the 100 towns referred to.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	6713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>At this point in time, the Government is not able to publish the full selection methodology used to choose the 100 Towns that will work towards Town Deals, including the EU exit response criteria. This is because it includes information that relates to the formulation and development of government policy which is still live and ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 6714 question first answered 27/01/2020 16:58:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1172636

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	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, with reference to the Answer of 2 October 2019 to Question 291442 on the Towns Fund, if he will publish the data used for the indicator economic shocks for the 100 towns referred to in that Answer.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	6714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>At this point in time, the Government is not able to publish the full selection methodology used to choose the 100 Towns that will work towards Town Deals, including the EU exit response criteria. This is because it includes information that relates to the formulation and development of government policy which is still live and ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 6713 question first answered 27/01/2020 16:58:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1170374

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Stronger Towns Fund: Ipswich
	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 make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating funding from the Stronger Towns Fund to Ipswich based on the work of the Ipswich Vision Board.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	2644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>We are pleased to confirm that Ipswich has been selected as one of the first 100 places to benefit from the £3.6 billion Towns Fund. We have been in touch with colleagues in Ipswich and will be working with them to develop their Town Deal. I hope you will continue to play an active role in shaping their plans.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 24/01/2020 12:11:04 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1170999

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pay
	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 complies with the requirement set out in section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code that time off with pay for safety representatives will not be set against facility time allowed under existing arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	3824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>The department has an obligation to provide reasonable paid time off to recognised trade union representatives to undertake trade union duties. This also includes paid time off for safety representatives as set out in section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code</p><p><br>In line with the legislative obligation, set out in the Trade Union Act (2016), information relating to facility time for relevant union officials is published annually, with facility time defined by that Act as including time off taken by a relevant union official. Time off is permitted by the official’s employer, including where this arises under “regulations made under section 2(4) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974”.</p><p>The Government recognises there are significant benefits to both employers and employees when organisations and unions work together effectively to deliver high quality public services, but facility time within the public sector must be accountable and represent value for money.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 24/01/2020 14:59:16 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1170495

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pay
	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 the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for his Department to ensure that the cost of wage increases for their employees are not passed on to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	2514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>Information on rates of pay for people working for the Department’s third-party contractors is not held centrally. Rates of pay for people working for third-party contractors are determined by their respective employers and this information is not held by the Department in any format. Employment contracts for staff providing facilities management services to the Department are the responsibility of the relevant third-party contractors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/01/2020 13:53:33 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170484

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pay
	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 and what proportion of staff in his Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	2503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>All of the Department’s directly employed staff earn more than £10 per hour and therefore none would receive an increase in their salary in the circumstances outlined in the question.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 20/01/2020 17:19:45 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170305

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Retail Trade
	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 the remaining six pilot locations to receive funding and support from the High Street Task Force will be announced.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	2443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The High Street Task Force will support local leaders in their work revitalising their high streets and town centres. It will provide access to expert advice, training and a repository of data and best practice and will also help to coordinate the range of groups with an interest in the evolution of our high streets and town centres.</p><p>The first 14 locations to pilot the products and services of the Task Force were announced on 30 December and were chosen due to their status as “near misses” in their Future High Street Fund bids.</p><p>The remaining pilot locations will test individual products and services and will be announced in due course. This will include a range of other Task Force users, including Business Improvement Districts, community groups and a Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p>Following the pilot, the Task Force will rollout the products and services tested in the pilot phase across England from July.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 16/01/2020 17:48:01 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1169955

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2020
	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	Future High Streets Fund: North West Durham
	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 (a) representatives of Durham County Council and (b) the hon. Member for North West Durham on including towns and villages in North West Durham constituency in consideration of funding allocations from the Future High Streets Fund.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	1935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>I can confirm that Durham County Council were eligible for four applications in Round 1 of the Future High Streets Fund. There is no record of written representations or correspondence from either Durham County Council or the hon. Member for North West Durham on funding allocations for North West Durham in the Future High Streets Fund.</p><p>We will open a further round of the Future High Streets Fund this year and welcome communities and local authorities to come forward with proposals to bring about change for our high streets.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 15/01/2020 16:42:42 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1170091

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes in the level of local government funding on the most deprived areas.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	900114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The provisional settlement gives access to an extra £2.9 billion, the biggest year-on-year increase in a decade. This Government will ensure that this money is going to the right places – and the most deprived will get three times the spending power per home in government grants than the least deprived.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 13/01/2020 17:21:58 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1170092

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the UK shared prosperity fund.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	900117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Government regularly engages the devolved administrations, and I spoke to counterparts in the devolved administrations regarding the UK Shared Prosperity Fund during the last Joint Ministerial Committee on Europe. My officials have also held 25 engagement events across the UK, attended by over five hundred representatives from a breadth of sectors.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 13/01/2020 17:27:18 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant