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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

1170094

	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	Devolution: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What his Department’s policy is on the One Yorkshire devolution proposals.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	900119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>This government’s ambition is for full devolution across England and we are committed to publish an English Devolution White Paper which will set out our plans.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 13/01/2020 17:28:30 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1150569

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 staff at which grades his Department requires to undertake work on leaving the EU without an agreement in the Departmental Operations Centre during standard daytime working hours.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	1664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>A dedicated Departmental Operations Centre (DOC) will manage and lead preparations in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Staff working in the DOC will also manage work associated with the UK's exit from the EU in any other scenario. We do not routinely separately record no-deal work from other Brexit work. MHCLG’s normal operations include some out of hours working alongside standard daytime working hours. <br> <br> To support this pattern, we currently estimate the Department will require approximately 200 FTE, using a mix of grades but coming mainly from HEO and Grade 7 staff. This estimate will be subject to on-going review to ensure it reflects any change in circumstances or requirements</p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 14:52:03 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 1032 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1166609

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 plans he has to staff the Departmental Operations Centre in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
	uin	6517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>A dedicated Departmental Operations Centre (DOC) will manage and lead preparations in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The DOC has been designed to operate on a two shift system if required and we anticipate this mode of operation would be sufficient to effectively manage a no deal exit in the majority of circumstances. In the event a no-deal exit occurs and has a highly disruptive impact we would introduce three shift working to effectively manage a reasonable worst case scenario. The current estimates are that two shift working arrangement in our DOC would require 389 people and a three shift working arrangement would require 621 people. The DOC would be resourced through a combination of MHCLG staff and staff provided by other government departments.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 14:51:06 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1166802

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	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 recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for former coalfields and other less prosperous parts of the country has at least the same value as the EU funds it is planned to replace.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	6254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The government no longer has a funding relationship with the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT), as our final investment into the organisation from 2010 to 2015 was designed to assist it to become self-sustaining. This will support the CRT to respond to needs and opportunities in coalfield communities at a local level.</p><p>At the heart of the government’s commitment to places is recognising the crucial role of local leadership – such as the CRT - in directing investment to the priorities of their communities. In England, we have empowered communities to take decisions over investment by devolving over £9 billion of funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) between 2015 and 2021. We have also agreed nine devolution deals with core cities across England and introduced eight metro mayors. Furthermore, we have worked with devolved administrations and local partners throughout Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to negotiate ambitious City and Growth deals, creating strong partnerships to deliver investment throughout the UK.</p><p>We support organisations such as the CRT to discuss funding proposals with the relevant LEPs and Mayoral Combined Authorities, including for the forthcoming UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Wider responsibility for regeneration in coalfield communities in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland is a responsibility largely devolved to the governments of those nations.</p><p>Final decisions on the overall quantum for the UKSPF will be made at a multi-annual Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 6259 question first answered 05/11/2019 11:37:24 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1166833

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	Coalfields Regeneration Trust
	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 Government plans to reintroduce funding for the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	6259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The government no longer has a funding relationship with the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT), as our final investment into the organisation from 2010 to 2015 was designed to assist it to become self-sustaining. This will support the CRT to respond to needs and opportunities in coalfield communities at a local level.</p><p>At the heart of the government’s commitment to places is recognising the crucial role of local leadership – such as the CRT - in directing investment to the priorities of their communities. In England, we have empowered communities to take decisions over investment by devolving over £9 billion of funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) between 2015 and 2021. We have also agreed nine devolution deals with core cities across England and introduced eight metro mayors. Furthermore, we have worked with devolved administrations and local partners throughout Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to negotiate ambitious City and Growth deals, creating strong partnerships to deliver investment throughout the UK.</p><p>We support organisations such as the CRT to discuss funding proposals with the relevant LEPs and Mayoral Combined Authorities, including for the forthcoming UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Wider responsibility for regeneration in coalfield communities in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland is a responsibility largely devolved to the governments of those nations.</p><p>Final decisions on the overall quantum for the UKSPF will be made at a multi-annual Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 6254 question first answered 05/11/2019 11:37:24 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1166880

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
	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 14 March 2019 to Question 229098, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation (a) spending to date, (b) by the end of 2019 and (c) by the time construction of the memorial commences.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	6200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation is an independent advisory body on which there is no spend from the public purse other than in staff costs for civil servant support which are not disaggregated.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 11:39:54 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1166919

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	Hate Crime: South America
	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 combat hate crime directed at the UK’s Latin American communities.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	6396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>In the Hate Crime Action Plan Refresh we restated our commitment to working with the police to combat all forms of hate crime, including racially motivated hate crime such as that directed at Latin American communities. We fund True Vision, the online hate crime reporting portal, and encourage anyone who has witnessed or been a victim of hate crime to report it to their local police force or to True Vision. We have also asked the Law Commission to undertake a review of the coverage and approach of current hate crime legislative provisions to explore how to make current legislation more effective.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 11:33:54 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1166927

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	Channel Islands: Monuments
	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 potential merits of a memorial to people who suffered under Nazi occupation in Jersey and the Channel Islands during the Second World War.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	6266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>There are a number of memorial plaques to the people who suffered under Nazi occupation in the Channel Islands. We envisage that their story will be featured in the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 11:40:22 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1167023

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: International Men's Day
	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 plans his Department has to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	7102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service is striving to be the most inclusive employer in the United Kingdom, and it is driving a culture of inclusion across its departments, where everyone has a sense of belonging and in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, an environment where no one is treated unfairly because of their gender.</p><p>To this end, there has been an increase in the number of “family friendly” policies driven across Civil Service departments, which allows men to take time away from the workplace and bond with their new children, work flexibly e.g. from home or from a hub, allowing men to become and active part of the “School Run”. In addition to these policies, there is a programme tackling LGBT bullying in schools which seeks to protect those who may be victimised by outdated and stereotypical ideas of what it means to be a ‘real man’.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is working with local authorities to ensure that their suicide prevention plans support more men, and in our Domestic Abuse Bill we proposed to create a statutory definition of domestic abuse that makes clear men also can be victims of this abhorrent crime.</p><p>In 2018, MHCLG marked International Men's Day 2018 with our Women’s network hosting a panel event to discuss the key international Men’s day 2018 theme, under the headings:</p><p>mental health and masculinity;</p><p>the role of flexible working and integration in promoting gender equality; and</p><p>shared parental leave.</p><p>This year, our Deputy Director of Inclusion and co-chair of the award winning Cross – Government Race to the Top G6/7 network, Bernadette Thompson, is leading on a high profile cross-government event, working in collaboration with the Faith and Minority Ethnic (FAME) network in the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) targeted at the ethnicity/gender intersect, focused on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) men, who we know have a different experience and face additional barriers to their carrier progression as a result of this intersect.</p><p>The conference is open to all men irrespective of grade in the Civil Service and the main purpose of the conference is to: showcase positive male role models from the BAME community; inspire, empower, encourage and motivate BAME men who are civil servants; and to build a cadre and network of BAME men across the Civil Service. The event will be opened by the BEIS Permanent Secretary, Alex Chisholm and the keynote address will come from Lord Woolley of Woodford followed by a panel of 6 men.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 11:39:29 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1167660

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	Islamophobia
	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 she had made of trends in the level of islamophobia on the wellbeing of British Muslims.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	8275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 15:30:38 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1167662

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	Islamophobia: Females
	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 she has made of trends in the level of hate crime committed against Muslim women on the wellbeing of the Muslim community.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	8277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 15:30:01 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1167719

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the Marches LEP released Phase 1 funding for the New Model in Technology and Engineering university project in Herefordshire in August 2019 given that Local Growth Fund 3 was announced in March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
	uin	8217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The award of Growth Deal 3 funding was announced in March 2017 providing a boost of £21.9 million for the Marches area, aimed at helping to create jobs, support businesses and encourage growth. This tranche of funding was expected to deliver a number of projects, which included proposals to provide capital support to the <em>New Model in Technology and Engineering </em>(NMiTE) University project in Herefordshire.</p><p>Since the deal was agreed, the Marches Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) have been working with the NMiTE project to refine their proposal, further develop their business case, and engage with wider stakeholders. The LEP also provided development funding to the project to support the completion of the business case.</p><p>In October 2017, the Department for Education announced a further £15 million to support development of the faculty, campus and curriculum. Following this agreement, the NMITE project were able to develop their proposal further and in Autumn of 2018 a location for the first phase of development was identified.</p><p>This was followed in October 2019 by LEP confirmation of £2.34 million investment to fund the transformation of a former school into facilities for Hereford’s proposed new university.</p><p>The LEP continue to work with the NMiTE project as a member of their board and governance structure. The LEP have recently received a business case for the second phase of development, and discussions aimed at agreeing the next tranche of funding are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 8218 question first answered 05/11/2019 11:35:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1167720

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering
	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 Marches LEP plans to release the £5.7 million of Phase 2 funding allocated by the Government for the New Model in Technology and Engineering university project in Herefordshire.
	tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
	uin	8218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The award of Growth Deal 3 funding was announced in March 2017 providing a boost of £21.9 million for the Marches area, aimed at helping to create jobs, support businesses and encourage growth. This tranche of funding was expected to deliver a number of projects, which included proposals to provide capital support to the <em>New Model in Technology and Engineering </em>(NMiTE) University project in Herefordshire.</p><p>Since the deal was agreed, the Marches Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) have been working with the NMiTE project to refine their proposal, further develop their business case, and engage with wider stakeholders. The LEP also provided development funding to the project to support the completion of the business case.</p><p>In October 2017, the Department for Education announced a further £15 million to support development of the faculty, campus and curriculum. Following this agreement, the NMITE project were able to develop their proposal further and in Autumn of 2018 a location for the first phase of development was identified.</p><p>This was followed in October 2019 by LEP confirmation of £2.34 million investment to fund the transformation of a former school into facilities for Hereford’s proposed new university.</p><p>The LEP continue to work with the NMiTE project as a member of their board and governance structure. The LEP have recently received a business case for the second phase of development, and discussions aimed at agreeing the next tranche of funding are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 8217 question first answered 05/11/2019 11:35:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1167812

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Housing
	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 in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	8591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C7ecabacf116c4e1d578408d7613e2a8b%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637084791933997935&amp;sdata=ykFhhOKWZHS2UUfh6Vu9vyw0CbllS44rf9o5efc0MXw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> as is a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fhonours-recipients-by-ethnicity&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C8fc5a527bfe84e9f2a2708d761e9b7ad%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637085528741350377&amp;sdata=R3ea5gMD5jNMLxtu9k8opTc2XKYzxEgOYOGGhSjN%2B%2Bo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity</a>.</p><p>Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Department are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 14:16:39 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1156365

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 plans he has for (a) two and (b) three shift patterns of working for staff in his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
	uin	5479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s Operations Centre (DOC) which will manage and lead the preparations and response to a no deal exit was formally activated in the period 21-28 October 2019 and two shift working was in operation during that period. <br> <br> We consider this shift pattern will be sufficient to effectively manage a no deal exit in the majority of circumstances. In the event a no deal exit occurs with multiple event occurring at the same time, we would introduce three shift working to effectively manage a reasonable worst case scenario.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/11/2019 17:48:26 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1156368

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff
	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 has conducted a risk assessment for (a) Departmental staff and (b) the Department of shift working patterns.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
	uin	5482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>No specific or additional risk assessment has been conducted in relation to staff undertaking normal hours working in our Departmental Operations Centre (DOC). Our existing health and safety policies ensure that we will continue to exercise our duty of care and appropriately safeguard the health and well-being of our staff. We have conducted a specific risk assessment of night working and have put in place the necessary measures to advise and support staff in these circumstances. We have also provided specific advice and support on the complete range of issues associated with shift working e.g. travelling late at night and have also provided additional well-being training for staff working in our DOC.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/11/2019 17:48:04 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1156369

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 Departmental workstreams have ceased or are planned to cease as a result of Departmental staff being allocated to work on preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
	uin	5483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>As we stepped up work on our no deal preparations we had to pause some of our other work. In doing this we ensured that we had protected our most vital work on: promoting home ownership, levelling up opportunities across the country, putting local government finance on a sustainable footing, tackling rough sleeping, promoting integration and improving the provision of English Language and addressing the issues exposed by the Grenfell Tower tragedy, in particular on Building Safety.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/11/2019 17:50:21 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1167356

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who is responsible for digitisation in his Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	7657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>GDS leads the digital function across government. Each Department has individuals responsible for leading digital in their respective Departments.</p><p>In MHCLG the Chief Digital Officer is Paul Maltby.</p><p>The mechanisms used to develop digital maturity are as follows:</p><p>We have a controls process in place to adhere to GDS and Cabinet Office standards.</p><p>We procure or build office IT and digital services.</p><p>We offer a User Centred Design team to design digital products and processes for the department.</p><p>We have teams working jointly with policy officials and local government to build digital maturity and the digital transformation of land planning and housing sectors</p><p>We hold regular digital showcases and show and tell events attended by a large cross section of the department to help build digital capability and awareness.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/11/2019 17:49:35 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1156105

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Muslims: Discrimination
	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 Integrated Communities Action Plan published in February 2019, whether his Department has facilitated meetings between the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group and the Independent Press Standards Organisation to help them to develop guidance for editors and journalists to tackle unnecessary negative portrayals of Muslims in the media.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	4975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Members of the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group continue to engage with the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) on the development of guidance for editors and journalists on the reporting of Muslims in the media. Members are currently working with IPSO to develop and refine the guidance. This work is an important contribution towards commitments set out in the Integrated Communities Action Plan and Government’s Hate Crime Action Plan refresh.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/10/2019 14:01:11 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1156279

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 equality impact assessment his Department has undertaken on the selection of staff for normal hours day time working in the Departmental Operations Centre on the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	5027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Working in our DOC under a normal hours day time arrangement is no different to other such arrangements for roles elsewhere in the Department and does not require a specific or separate equality impact assessment. All staff deployed in our DOC will be assigned to roles commensurate with their grade and will be provided with appropriate training and support. Our existing policies and proactive diversity and inclusion agenda ensures all staff are treated fairly including those with protected characteristics.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/10/2019 13:59:18 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1156367

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 estimate he has made of the number of staff his Department will need to work on a (a) two and (b) three shift pattern to staff the Departmental Operations Centre in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
	uin	5481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The current estimates are that a two shift working arrangement in our Departmental Operations Centre would require 389 people and a three shift working arrangement would require 621 people in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/10/2019 14:00:24 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1156396

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	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 civil servants in his Department have been internally reassigned to preparations for the UK leaving the EU from oversight of local plans (a) in the last month, (b) in the last six months, (c) in the last 12 months and (d) since the 2016 EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	5474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>We do not have a record of the number of staff who have been internally reassigned to preparations for the UK leaving the EU against a definition of ‘oversight of local plans’ or for the specific time periods specified. <br> <br> We can confirm that throughout the time periods specified the highest number of staff redeployed from other duties was in week commencing 21 October 2019 when a total of 219 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) staff were working within our Departmental Operations Centre (DOC), approximately 9.5 per cent of all MHCLG staff. <br> <br> We did not separately record the number of staff working in the DOC prior to the government’s decision to increase no deal preparations in December 2018 and at that time the number of people working in the DOC was approximately 40, approximately 2 per cent of all MHCLG staff.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/10/2019 15:53:00 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1151010

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Living Wage
	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 staff of his Department are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements his Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	2838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>None of the Department’s directly employed staff are paid less than the hourly rate of pay determined by the London Living Wage.</p><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 not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 29/10/2019 16:22:48 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1156149

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Slavery: Monuments
	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 he is taking help ensure that Memorial 2007 has the necessary funding required before November 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	4952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We carefully consider each request for funding. Memorial 2007 approached MHCLG last year and unfortunately the Department was unable to provide support at that time. We are supportive of the aims of the monument and the organisation. The suffering caused by slavery and the slave trade is among the most dishonourable and abhorrent chapters in human history. The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool is an example of a memorial that educates citizens about this dark time in our shared history.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 29/10/2019 17:51:16 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1156158

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	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, if he will publish (a) the full selection methodology used to allocate monies from the Stronger Towns Fund and (b) the score awarded to each applicant.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	5028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Towns were chosen on the basis of a robust selection methodology. This took into account various qualitative and quantitative indicators including income deprivation, skills, productivity, EU exit exposure, economic shocks, investment opportunities, and policy alignment.</p><p>The government is unable to publish the full selection methodology used to choose the 100 Towns that will work towards Town Deals at this time. This is because it includes information that relates to the formulation and development of government policy which is still live and ongoing. It will also feed into and inform future funding policy, including the competitive element of the Towns Fund.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 29/10/2019 16:24:03 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis