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824462

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Coastal Communities Fund: Plymouth
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 take steps to ensure that coastal areas in and around Plymouth receive an equitable share of funding from the Coastal Communities Fund.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	123263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Plymouth has received Coastal Communities Fund grants worth £2.67 million for two projects since 2013: £670,000 in 2013 for the regeneration of Plymouth’s waterfront; and £2 million in 2017 to create new and refurbish existing cultural and heritage venues in the city.</p><p>I announced on 4 September last year that Coastal Communities Fund Round 5 will open for applications early this year with at least £40 million of funding available.</p><p>Hon Members with coastal constituencies should encourage prospective applicants to make an early start in developing their plans for revitalising their local communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:51:52 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

823410

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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: Reorganisation
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 8 January 2018 to Question 121624, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of the renaming of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	122890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out in response to 121614, any necessary changes will be done in a cost-efficient way with expenditure being kept to a minimum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:26:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 35482 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

823687

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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: Beverage Containers
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 has been made of the number of single use disposable cups that are (a) used and (b) sent for recycling by his Department each year.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	123139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the Department’s use of single use disposable cups that are used each year and sent for recycling. The coffee cups used in the Department’s headquarters office in 2 Marsham Street are biodegradable.</p><p>Staff and visitors are encouraged to dispose of waste appropriately and use recycling bins where it is appropriate to do so.</p><p>Details of how we have reduced our waste to landfill is published in our annual report and accounts. The Department has achieved an overall waste reduction of 78 per cent since 2009/10.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:48:24 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

822854

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Sleeping Rough: Weather
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 plans to change its guidance on the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol and extended weather provision; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why Government has committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027. We have announced a new Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce, chaired by the Housing Secretary, which will drive forward the implementation of a cross-Government strategy to tackle this issue.</p><p>We have allocated over £1 billion through to 2020, following the 2015 Spending Review, to prevent and reduce all forms of homelessness. This includes £28 million announced at Budget to pilot a Housing First approach for some of the rough sleepers with the most complex needs.</p><p>Local authorities should work together with partners to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals when the temperature drops.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 122538 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:02:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

822855

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Sleeping Rough: Weather
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 plans to change legal protections for people sleeping rough in England during severe weather; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why Government has committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027. We have announced a new Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce, chaired by the Housing Secretary, which will drive forward the implementation of a cross-Government strategy to tackle this issue.</p><p>We have allocated over £1 billion through to 2020, following the 2015 Spending Review, to prevent and reduce all forms of homelessness. This includes £28 million announced at Budget to pilot a Housing First approach for some of the rough sleepers with the most complex needs.</p><p>Local authorities should work together with partners to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals when the temperature drops.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 122537 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:02:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

822975

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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: Reorganisation
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 11 January 2018 to Question 121612, what the cost to the public purse is of renaming of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	122658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out in response to 121612, any necessary changes will be done in a cost-efficient way with expenditure being kept to a minimum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:27:02 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 35209 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

823112

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Carillion: Insolvency
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 provide a list of the local authorities contacted by his Department following the liquidation of Carillion plc; and on what dates those local authorities were so contacted.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Following the announcement of Carillion’s liquidation, the Local Government Association contacted all English local authorities with contracts with Carillion and has remained in regular contact with them since then.</p><p>We have been working closely with the Local Government Association to support this on-going engagement with the sector and the management of the impacts of the liquidation of Carillion.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:25:28 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 35224 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

823115

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Carillion
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 Carillion's remaining outstanding liabilities to the local government sector.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has appointed an Official Receiver who has a duty to investigate generally the business, dealings, and affairs of the company.</p><p>In this role as liquidator, the Official Receiver is independent from government.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:24:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

821471

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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
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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of the metro-mayor system from 2010 to date.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The six city region mayors were elected for the first time in May 2017, and are already having a visible impact in their local areas, as well as on the national debate. Government is committed to understanding the impact that devolution is having across the country and a series of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms have been developed. These include an independent national expert evaluation panel to carry out consistent analysis of all projects funded through gain share investment funds, as well as local monitoring and evaluation plans.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 18/01/2018 17:20:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

821541

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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: Standards
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 his Department's ability to deliver its functions was last assessed.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department uses both external assurance and internal governance procedures to assess its ability to deliver its functions.</p><p>Externally, the National Audit Office (NAO) carries out value for money studies of the Department’s work areas and to recommend how to improve value for money and delivery of services. These reports are followed up by the Public Accounts Committee, which makes recommendations to the Department.</p><p>Internally, high-level governance is provided by the Departmental Board, the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee and the Executive Team; the Executive Team also ensures that delivery performance is monitored effectively by Director General-led Portfolio Boards. The Department’s Annual Report and Accounts includes performance monitoring, financial monitoring, and audit, as well as setting out how the Department ensures it can deliver its functions. This includes describing how Departmental capability is assured, for example, through the Department’s People Plan, as well as examining risks to the Department and to delivery of its objectives, and assurance and accountability of local government, the Local Growth Fund, and the Department’s arms’ length bodies.</p><p>Additionally, the Department is currently planning to ensure it can deliver its functions in the future. The work on the Single Departmental Plan sets out what the Department will achieve over the next five years and how we measure success. Our Business Planning work will ensure that the Department has the tools to deliver these objectives.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/01/2018 13:38:08 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne