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1299757

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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 Community Renewal 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 methodology was used to create the index of economic resilience in respect of the UK Community Renewal Fund; and how that methodology was used to identify the 100 priority places which will receive capacity funding via their lead authority from the UK Community Renewal Fund.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	163173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>To ensure the UK Community Renewal Fund funding reaches the most in need, we have identified 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience across Great Britain which measures productivity, household income, unemployment, skills, and population density. We are committed to transparency and a methodological note will be published explaining how the 100 priority places were selected.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2021 11:42:25 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1299759

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Levelling Up 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 methodology he used to create his Levelling Up Fund index; and how that methodology was used to rank local authorities into one of three priority categories for funding from the Levelling Up Fund.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	163174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the prospectus published at Budget, the index used for the Levelling Up Fund places areas into category one, two or three based on the local area’s need for economic recovery and growth, improved transport connectivity, and regeneration. We will shortly publish further detail on the methodology used to calculate the index.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 163232 163233 163259 question first answered 09/03/2021 11:49:12 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1272046

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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	Road Signs and Markings
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 discussions he has had with (a) Ministers in the Department for Transport and (b) local authority leaders on road signs marking historic county boundaries in line with the Government's guidance on Celebrating the historic counties of England dated 16 July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	131201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The historic counties are an important element of our traditions which support the identity and cultures of many of our local communities. The non-statutory guidance of 16 July 2019 is designed to encourage a greater level of activity to celebrate the historic counties by setting out what local authorities can currently do in relation to these activities and referencing the relevant guidance and regulations, . The decision on whether to mark historic county boundaries on road signs is for each local highway authority, or, in the case of the Strategic Road Network, for Highways England, to consider.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 11/01/2021 18:40:39 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall previous answer version 72603 answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1260148

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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	Lancashire
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 traditional boundary of the County Palatine of Lancaster is extant; and what effect the Local Government Acts (a) 1888, (b) 1929 and (c) 1972 have on that County Palatine in relation to (i) Audenshaw, (ii) Denton, (ii) Reddish, (iv) Heaton Chapel and (v) Heaton Norris.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	128098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The County Palatine of Lancaster is often seen as the historic county of Lancashire. The historic counties are an important element of our traditions which support the identity and cultures of many of our local communities. The government has been active in promoting the historic counties of our nation as a key element of our heritage and will continue to do so.</p><p>No legislation has specifically abolished historic counties, but they do not exist for the purposes of the administration of local government or ceremonial purposes, though historic, administrative and ceremonial boundaries may in some cases be coterminous. All of the areas mentioned in the question are historically within the County Palatine of Lancaster, and are now in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Stockport and Tameside, and within the area of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, for the delivery of their modern local services.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/12/2020 18:00:17 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1188244

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
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	Temporary Accommodation: Coronavirus
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 19 March 2020 to Question 29886, on Temporary Accommodation: Coronavirus, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	37518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide accommodation for households that are homeless and defined as being in priority need, unintentionally homeless and eligible for assistance. They are obliged to secure temporary accommodation for the household in the first instance until suitable long-term accommodation can be secured. Housing authorities must ensure the accommodation is suitable for the applicant and their household until the duty ends.</p><p>The Government is clear that if an individual is experiencing the symptoms of coronavirus – a new, continuous cough or a high temperature, the current guidance is to self-isolate for 7 days from when their symptoms started. If the individual is not living alone, the whole household must also self-isolate for 14 days. People should not be travelling during this time unless they have an essential reason.</p><p>This guidance is being constantly reviewed as the situation changes. Please see here for the updated guidance: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-stay-at-home-guidance%2Fstay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection&amp;data=02%7C01%7CDavid.Barritt%40communities.gov.uk%7C2798e58b3f8e442df88308d7e76d19ab%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637232328071716847&amp;sdata=N9GsgWIHA%2BzuUfirRBcos%2F6kZAhqrzC5CwlpBtGWLUI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 37519 question first answered 27/04/2020 15:35:24 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1188245

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
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	Temporary Accommodation: Coronavirus
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 19 March 2020 to Question 29886, on Temporary Accommodation: Coronavirus, what guidance his Department has issued to visitors that do not have access to accommodation (a) that they had arranged for themselves upon arrival or (b) for other reasons.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	37519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide accommodation for households that are homeless and defined as being in priority need, unintentionally homeless and eligible for assistance. They are obliged to secure temporary accommodation for the household in the first instance until suitable long-term accommodation can be secured. Housing authorities must ensure the accommodation is suitable for the applicant and their household until the duty ends.</p><p>The Government is clear that if an individual is experiencing the symptoms of coronavirus – a new, continuous cough or a high temperature, the current guidance is to self-isolate for 7 days from when their symptoms started. If the individual is not living alone, the whole household must also self-isolate for 14 days. People should not be travelling during this time unless they have an essential reason.</p><p>This guidance is being constantly reviewed as the situation changes. Please see here for the updated guidance: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-stay-at-home-guidance%2Fstay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection&amp;data=02%7C01%7CDavid.Barritt%40communities.gov.uk%7C2798e58b3f8e442df88308d7e76d19ab%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637232328071716847&amp;sdata=N9GsgWIHA%2BzuUfirRBcos%2F6kZAhqrzC5CwlpBtGWLUI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 37518 question first answered 27/04/2020 15:35:24 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1188249

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
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 Services: Coronavirus
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 to support workers that have faced racial, verbal and physical abuse while providing local authority services during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	37523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes hate crime and discrimination of any kind very seriously. We are a tolerant and welcoming multicultural society and we have one of the strongest legal frameworks in the world to report, record and prosecute hate crime. As such, I would encourage anyone who experiences hate crime or any other form of verbal or physical abuse to report it to the police.</p><p>While MHCLG does not performance manage local government, we do consider the service delivery of authorities as part of our oversight of local government. We continue to assess the risks affecting local government as part of the response to coronavirus. This will allow for us to compile the information needed to identify risks affecting councils and their workers, aiding us in assisting the Local Government Association and across Government to identify those local authorities which may need support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 28/04/2020 14:47:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1169423

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Business Rates
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 Government's timescale is for completion of the review of business rates; and what effect undertaking that review will have on the delivery of the Government’s review of needs and resources and the implementation of 75 per cent business rates retention by local government, due in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	1319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to conducting a fundamental review of business rates. Further details on the review will be announced in due course. The Government recognises the role of business rates as a source of local authority income and will consider input from the sector as part of the review of business rates.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/01/2020 16:33:21 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

43196

registered interest
date	13/03/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association and registered social landlord property and (c) private sector housing in (i) Tameside and (ii) Stockport in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	192149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p>The information is in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 1: Housing Benefit spending in Tameside by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>52.5</p></td><td><p>54.6</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td><td><p>59.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>29.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>75.8</p></td><td><p>82.4</p></td><td><p>87.7</p></td><td><p>90.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority statistical data and subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 2: Housing Benefit spending in Stockport by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>26.3</p></td><td><p>28.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>29.2</p></td><td><p>31.0</p></td><td><p>31.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>64.2</p></td><td><p>69.7</p></td><td><p>74.6</p></td><td><p>78.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority statistical data and subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures may not sum exactly due to rounding.</p><p>Expenditure is shown for complete financial years. A breakdown of benefit expenditure for Housing Benefit can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit expenditure by local authority </a>tables as per the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne