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date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that local government is funded to cover increased cost pressures facing the sector as part of the upcoming Medium Term Fiscal Plan.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	64036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement took into account a wide range of cost pressures. We announced around £1.6 billion additional grant for local government in 2022/23, including funding for Supporting Families and Cyber Resilience. The Local Government Finance Settlement made available £54.1 billion in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22.</p><p>We acknowledge that inflation forecasts are higher than they were at the Spending Review. How that interacts with the finances of local government is not straightforward. For example, some councils will have energy contracts expiring soon, whereas others will be fixed for some time. We are working with local authorities to more fully understand the nature of the issues that have emerged in recent months, considering the issue of rising inflation along with other challenges such as energy price rises and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>The Chancellor will set out further details of it’s the government’s Medium-Term Fiscal Plan on Monday 31 October. The OBR forecast will also be published on that date.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/10/2022 15:45:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1419051

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Additional Restrictions Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to section 28 of the Additional Restrictions Grant guidance for local authorities, whether businesses that pay business rates are eligible for the additional restrictions grant.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	116908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has delivered an unprecedented package of support for businesses. Over £26bn has been allocated on business grants with a further £1 billion of support announced, in December 2021, for businesses in England most impacted by Omicron.  From this, £635 million has been made available for local authorities to support the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors and over £100 million of discretionary funding for businesses severely impacted by Omicron through the Additional Restrictions Grant scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are encouraged to support businesses from all sectors that have been severely impacted by restrictions, or by the Omicron variant, including those paying business rates.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on eligibility can be found in the guidance here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flocal-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities&amp;data=04%7C01%7CNafeh.Syed%40beis.gov.uk%7Cf2a5958bbbbb42dad7bd08d9e6f435e2%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637794758805283047%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=1Han9jeF4zJllpDoMQVCQgZrDZVeqqk%2BGnFUUM1%2FmYU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 116909 116910 question first answered 10/02/2022 14:55:55 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1419052

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Additional Restrictions Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether businesses that pay business rates are eligible to apply for the additional restrictions grant.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	116909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has delivered an unprecedented package of support for businesses. Over £26bn has been allocated on business grants with a further £1 billion of support announced, in December 2021, for businesses in England most impacted by Omicron.  From this, £635 million has been made available for local authorities to support the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors and over £100 million of discretionary funding for businesses severely impacted by Omicron through the Additional Restrictions Grant scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are encouraged to support businesses from all sectors that have been severely impacted by restrictions, or by the Omicron variant, including those paying business rates.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on eligibility can be found in the guidance here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flocal-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities&amp;data=04%7C01%7CNafeh.Syed%40beis.gov.uk%7Cf2a5958bbbbb42dad7bd08d9e6f435e2%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637794758805283047%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=1Han9jeF4zJllpDoMQVCQgZrDZVeqqk%2BGnFUUM1%2FmYU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 116908 116910 question first answered 10/02/2022 14:55:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1419053

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Additional Restrictions Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the paying of business rates excludes a business from (a) applying and (b) receiving additional restrictions grant funding.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	116910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has delivered an unprecedented package of support for businesses. Over £26bn has been allocated on business grants with a further £1 billion of support announced, in December 2021, for businesses in England most impacted by Omicron.  From this, £635 million has been made available for local authorities to support the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors and over £100 million of discretionary funding for businesses severely impacted by Omicron through the Additional Restrictions Grant scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are encouraged to support businesses from all sectors that have been severely impacted by restrictions, or by the Omicron variant, including those paying business rates.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on eligibility can be found in the guidance here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flocal-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities&amp;data=04%7C01%7CNafeh.Syed%40beis.gov.uk%7Cf2a5958bbbbb42dad7bd08d9e6f435e2%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637794758805283047%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=1Han9jeF4zJllpDoMQVCQgZrDZVeqqk%2BGnFUUM1%2FmYU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 116908 116909 question first answered 10/02/2022 14:55:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1302970

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that everyone is able to access their post safely, including those affected by (a) domestic abuse and (b) homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	169834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of access to post for all users, especially those that are homeless or suffer at the hands of domestic abuse. The universal postal service is intended to provide an accessible postal service for all.</p><p> </p><p>Royal Mail operates two services to help vulnerable customers have access to their post. Its redirection service can be specially accessed by people with personal safety concerns and its PO Box service provides options for customers designed to meet specific circumstances and preferences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with Royal Mail and the Post Office on how vulnerable groups can best be supported.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/03/2021 17:24:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman