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1138981

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Local Government 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, when he plans to publish the 2020-21 Local Government Finance Settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	277135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>I aim to publish the provisional local government finance settlement on or around 5 December and the final settlement no later than 31 January, in line with the recommendations of the Hudson Review. The Department will ensure the settlement timetable aligns with the timing of fiscal events and Spending Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/07/2019 12:58:46 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1138983

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Local Government 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, whether the 2020-21 Local Government Finance Settlement will form part of a multi-year financial settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	277136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>In 2016-17, local authorities were offered a multi-year settlement deal, which was accepted by 97 per cent of authorities in exchange for publishing efficiency plans, as the Government recognised that this can provide greater certainty of income over the medium term to support service delivery plans. The arrangements for the 2020-21 settlement will be subject to the timing and duration of the planned Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/07/2019 13:09:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1126955

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the results of the first round of applications from the Open Doors pilot.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	254777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Open Doors Pilot was announced in the 2018 Budget and seeks to demonstrate a new way to approach the challenge of vacant commercial properties on high streets by matching landlords of empty commercial properties across England with community groups looking for space. <br> <br> We received 30 applications from landlords offering their properties for use by the deadline of 31 December 2018 and announced the five locations selected for the pilot in April 2019; these are in Slough, Kettering, Stoke-on-Trent, Bradford and Rochford. <br> <br> Applications from community groups wishing to use the spaces are now being accepted on a rolling basis, and we expect to have the first groups in place later this Summer.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/05/2019 14:53:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1107750

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	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 times the multi-agency group that was established to undertake soil surveying at Grenfell Tower has met since November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	238617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>A Multi-Agency Partnership has been established to provide the relevant expertise to design and oversee delivery of the additional environmental checks in the vicinity of Grenfell Tower, assess risks to public health, and advise health partners on any additional health monitoring and treatment options for residents, should these be required.</p><p>The Multi-Agency Partnership has met on five occasions since November 2018, with correspondence between meetings.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/04/2019 14:41:03 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1107751

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	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 Written Statement of 29 November 2018, HCWS1126, Grenfell Update, if he will publish the relevant expertise of the independent environmental specialists appointed by the multi-agency soil surveying group.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	238618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The independent specialist appointed by the Multi-Agency Partnership to undertake Stage 1 of the contaminated land investigation were identified from a list of eleven companies on the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) Framework for Environmental &amp; Sustainability Consultancy Services (Framework 664, Lot 8b).</p><p>There are 11 providers on this framework, 5 of which have expertise and experience in investigating contaminated land under the Part 2A regime of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.</p><p>AECOM is one of the world’s largest remediation company with approximately 3000 professional contaminated land scientists and engineers. They are also the largest contaminated land consultancy in United Kingdom. The UK team has led on over 50 Part 2A investigations across the country. Their experience includes site investigation and environmental monitoring projects for both the private and public sectors – including assessing risks to human health in the context of the Part 2A regime.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/04/2019 14:41:52 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1107752

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	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 Written Statement of 29 November 2018, HCWS1126, Grenfell Update, what progress has been made on work to engage the community on the design and implementation of the soil testing process by the multi-agency soil surveying group.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	238619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed to engage the local community with the contaminated land investigation process from start to finish. We want to understand their concerns and local intelligence so that they are able to influence the design and implementation of the investigation.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has been holding weekly drop in sessions since December 2018, and has engaged over 70 community groups and individuals within the community at meetings and events. We have recently launched a site on the Nextdoor app to keep the community up to date with progress.</p><p>Representatives from eleven community groups were invited to meet the independent specialists on 27 February before their appointment was confirmed.  Community consultation workshops will take place in late April to help inform the scope and priorities for Stage 1 of the investigation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 03/04/2019 14:40:03 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1078535

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Philip Morris International
	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 meetings (a) Ministers, and (b) officials of his Department, have had with representatives working on behalf of Philip Morris International since 2018 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	226630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretary meetings with external organisations can be found at the following links on gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/business-expenses-and-hospitality-for-dclg-senior-officials" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/business-expenses-and-hospitality-for-dclg-senior-officials</a></p><p>The Department does not maintain a record of all meetings which take place between officials and external organisations.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/03/2019 15:53:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1078538

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Smoking: Health Services
	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 his Department has received from local authorities on services provided by councils to help people give up smoking in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	226632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>A search of our records indicates no correspondence has been received from local authorities on this matter in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/03/2019 15:53:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1056798

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Bellwin Scheme: Greater Manchester
	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 his Department has received from the Greater Manchester combined authority on financial assistance under the Bellwin scheme from July 2018 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	218222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has made an application to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government for financial help through the Bellwin Scheme in respect of the additional costs incurred for battling last summer’s moorland blazes. The application is being considered by both the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Home Office who are the Department with responsibility for fire. A decision on that application is expected soon.</p><p>The table below sets out the Bellwin payments that have been made to local authorities between May 2015 and December 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>BELLWIN PAYMENTS 2015-16 to 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR OF PAYMENT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LOCAL AUTHORITY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GRANT PAID,</strong> <strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong> <strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allerdale Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>218,274</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Bury Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>111,490</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Calderdale Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,029,731</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Carlisle City Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>377,912</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Chorley Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>74,238</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>City of York Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>170,700</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Cumbria County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,185,838</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Eden District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,077</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Lancashire Fire &amp; Rescue Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63,123</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>North Yorkshire County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>176,449</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>302,982</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Northumberland County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,082,555</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Ribble Valley Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50,903</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Rochdale Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>139,674</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Salford City Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80,485</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Selby District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,740</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>South Lakeland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>177,581</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>District Council</strong> <strong>Wyre Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,701</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>6,294,453</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,753,849</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,753,849</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19 (to date)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>North Norfolk District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,825</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Scarborough Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>171,471</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Waveney District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>88,280</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>268,576</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total over last 4 years</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>13,316,878</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>*Payments may not necessarily be in the same financial year as the incidents occurred. The amount claimed is net of threshold and grant rate.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 218223 218224 218225 218226 218230 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:08:55 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1056800

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Bellwin Scheme: Greater Manchester
	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 provided funds through the Bellwin scheme to the Greater Manchester combined authority from July 2018 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	218223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has made an application to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government for financial help through the Bellwin Scheme in respect of the additional costs incurred for battling last summer’s moorland blazes. The application is being considered by both the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Home Office who are the Department with responsibility for fire. A decision on that application is expected soon.</p><p>The table below sets out the Bellwin payments that have been made to local authorities between May 2015 and December 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>BELLWIN PAYMENTS 2015-16 to 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR OF PAYMENT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LOCAL AUTHORITY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GRANT PAID,</strong> <strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong> <strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allerdale Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>218,274</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Bury Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>111,490</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Calderdale Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,029,731</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Carlisle City Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>377,912</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Chorley Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>74,238</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>City of York Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>170,700</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Cumbria County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,185,838</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Eden District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,077</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Lancashire Fire &amp; Rescue Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63,123</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>North Yorkshire County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>176,449</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>302,982</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Northumberland County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,082,555</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Ribble Valley Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50,903</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Rochdale Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>139,674</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Salford City Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80,485</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Selby District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,740</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>South Lakeland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>177,581</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>District Council</strong> <strong>Wyre Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,701</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>6,294,453</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,753,849</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,753,849</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19 (to date)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>North Norfolk District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,825</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Scarborough Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>171,471</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Waveney District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>88,280</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>268,576</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total over last 4 years</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>13,316,878</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>*Payments may not necessarily be in the same financial year as the incidents occurred. The amount claimed is net of threshold and grant rate.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 218222 218224 218225 218226 218230 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:09:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne