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752560

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2017 to Question 3428, on non-domestic rates, whether his Department had completed analysing responses to Further Consultation on 100% Business Rates Retention consultation prior to the conclusion of the committee stage of the Local Government Finance Bill 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Officials in the Department for Communities and Local Government have been analysing the responses received to the consultation on 100 per cent business rates retention, which closed during Purdah. Responses received through this consultation will help to inform future policy development.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 12:36:33 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

752564

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2017 to Question 3427, on non-domestic rates, when the joint working group last met with the Local Government Association.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working closely with local government to meet the Government’s commitment to continue to give local government greater control over the money they raise. A joint steering group and a series of joint working groups were established with the Local Government Association in 2016 as one way, but not the only way, through which the Government could work with the local government sector on developing proposals for business rates retention. The different working groups meet on different frequencies depending on the work they are undertaking at any particular time . The Government will take a decision on how best to continue to engage the Local Government Association, the steering and working groups and the sector more generally as part of its future plans.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 12:39:58 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751657

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial capacity and (b) staffing resources of local councils to discharge their statutory social care duties effectively in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Government gave councils access to £9.25 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the next three years. This includes an additional £2 billion of funding in England, as announced at the Spring Budget 2017. The appropriate staffing required by a council to meet their duties is a matter for local authorities to determine.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:16:19 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751658

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Religious Buildings: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department (a) has a role and (b) provides funding in respect of Government measures to protect religious buildings from attack.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not have a direct role nor does it provide funding in respect of measures to protect religious buildings from attack. The Jewish Community Protective Security Grant, the Places of Worship security funding scheme and the Vulnerable Faith Institutions scheme are the responsibility of the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:11:15 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751692

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress the Government is making on reducing homelessness in (a) coastal towns and (b) Southend-on-Sea.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	4969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Statutory homelessness acceptances are less than half the 2003-04 peak, and successful homelessness prevention and relief has risen by 29 per cent between 2009/10 and 2015/16.</p><p>But the Government remains clear that one person without a home is one too many. That is why we are embarking on an ambitious programme to fundamentally reform the response to homelessness – putting prevention at the heart of this approach.</p><p>Part of this is our £50 million Homelessness Prevention Programme which will deliver an end-to-end approach to prevention across 84 projects working in 205 district and unitary local authorities in England.</p><p>Coastal areas – such as Cornwall, Middlesbrough, Brighton, Blackpool, Kent and others – will benefit from funding to ensure that more people have tailored support to avoid becoming homeless in the first place, and receive the rapid support they need to make a sustainable recovery from homelessness.</p><p>In addition, we will be ensuring all areas, including Southend-on-Sea and other coastal towns, have access to best practice, and the learning that is being gathered from the projects in successful areas. We will also be providing support through a network of specialist advisors, to work in-depth with areas on the challenges they face.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:53:02 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 5626 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

751694

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which research reports his Department commissioned from external bodies between December 2014 and June 2017 have not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commissioned for each such report was; from whom each such research report was commissioned; what the value of each such commission was; on what date each such report was received by his Department; for what reason each such report has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish each such report.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>My department commissions research on an ad-hoc basis. This research is often to inform internal policy development and so will not always be published. We keep the publication of such research under review.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/09/2017 13:21:53 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751695

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of families with children living in temporary accommodation in England can be found in live table 775 published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-and-prevention-and-relief-live-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#statutory-homelessness-and-prevention-and-relief-live-tables</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 14:12:16 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751696

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation in (a) the East Midlands, (b) the North East, (c) the North West, (d) the South East, (e) the South West, (f) the West Midlands, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber and (h) the East of England.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of families with children living in temporary accommodation in England can be found in live table 775 published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621559/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Live_Tables_2017_Q1.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621559/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Live_Tables_2017_Q1.xls</a></p><p>Breakdowns by local authority can be found in the detailed LA tables:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a></p><p>We do not publish data at the regional level.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/07/2017 13:54:44 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751701

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions his Department has answered that it will not be possible to answer a parliamentary written question within the usual time period in the 2017-19 session.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>During the current parliamentary session the department issued 76 holding replies to Named Day written questions from Members of Parliament. When it is not possible to provide a substantive reply to a Named Day written question on the date chosen by the Member, a holding reply is provided to the Member pending a substantive response.</p><p>The department endeavours to respond to all Named Day written questions on the date chosen by the Member but this is not always possible in the timescale available, especially when a question is of a complex nature and requires careful consideration or, in the case of the Grenfell Tower fire, where the situation is evolving at pace, and it is essential we provide accurate information.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/07/2017 15:50:58 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

751702

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish allocations as part of the Local Government Settlement for the central grant for metropolitan and combined fire authorities in England over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>As part of the Local Government Finance Settlement, central grant allocations for both stand alone and combined fire authorities for 2018-19 and 2019-20 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593187/Supporting_table_Key_information_for_local_authorities.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593187/Supporting_table_Key_information_for_local_authorities.xlsx</a></p><p>Grant allocations beyond 2019-20 will be subject to a future spending review.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/07/2017 15:51:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne