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1222138

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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	Digital Technology: Infrastructure
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 much of the £900 million for shovel ready projects will be spent on digital infrastructure in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	71051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Through the Getting Building Fund we are investing £900 million in a wide range of infrastructure projects to stimulate job creation, and support economic recovery. We have provided all Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships with a funding allocation and are working with them over the coming weeks to agree the projects which the Fund will support so that delivery can get underway as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 13/07/2020 12:31:16 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1219150

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Public Lavatories: 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 scientific advice the Government has issued to local authorities on (a) the risk of public toilets spreading covid-19 and (a) opening public toilets as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	66859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>Public hygiene is of the utmost importance, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, and enabling access to toilets safely is vital.</p><p>Government has made clear through COVID-19 guidance that public toilets, portable toilets and toilets inside premises should be kept open and carefully managed to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19.</p><p>The guidance outlines measures such as signs to promote good hygiene, providing suitable handwashing and hand drying facilities, and increasing frequency of cleaning facilities.</p><p>The Environment Minister and I recently wrote to local authorities with details on the guidance for reopening public toilets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/07/2020 12:07:58 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1194903

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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: 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 guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on the (a) format of support through grants and loans and (b) assessment of need for welfare assistance schemes during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	46054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Local government is an essential part of our response to COVID-19 and has mobilised to help us keep the country moving. We have been working together closely with councils to ensure they have the resources and support they need to support their communities. This has included issuing guidance, including:</p><ul><li>Guidance for local authorities on the Small Business Grants Fund and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Fund was published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on GOV.UK on 24 March. On 1 May, the Business Secretary announced a third fund, the Local Authority Discretionary Fund. Guidance for this was published on GOV.UK on 13 May. Both sets of guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding&amp;data=02%7C01%7CArthur.Russell%40communities.gov.uk%7C099da111d68f4860954608d7f8e44a55%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637251531684953927&amp;sdata=INxv2z7G9X2a6Ep%2FcEmSWAoOrMzkoUJ0KQ6KrAXFo2M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding</a></li><li>The government has provided local authorities with a £500m hardship fund to enable them to provide additional council tax relief, with a focus on working-age recipients of Local Council Tax Support. The Department published guidance to councils on administration of the fund, which is available at the following address: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F874867%2FCOVID-19_Council_Tax_Hardship_Fund_Guidance.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CArthur.Russell%40communities.gov.uk%7C099da111d68f4860954608d7f8e44a55%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637251531684953927&amp;sdata=1Dv9Drehd9ew80x9cCr%2FJK7Zkzzb5Ol7xZCYmer9NCs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/874867/COVID-19_Council_Tax_Hardship_Fund_Guidance.pdf</a></li></ul><p>To address the pressures councils are facing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic we have now made available £3.2 billion in grant funding, this will be un-ringfenced, recognising local authorities are best placed to decide how to meet the major COVID-19 service pressures in their local area.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 21/05/2020 09:28:55 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1194508

registered interest
date	10/05/2020
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	Markets: 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 support the Government is providing to markets during the covid-10 lockdown; and what discussions he has had with the National Association of Britains Market Authorities to identify the requisite Government support.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	45189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Retail markets are part of the fabric of towns and cities across the country. With the current closure of outdoor and indoor markets, with the exception of market stalls which offer essential retail, such as grocery and food, Government has been working with key stakeholders in the retail markets industry to monitor the impacts of the current situation and explore what support is needed. This includes the National Association of British Market Authorities, with whom officials have active and ongoing engagement, including through the Retail Markets Forum on 4 May.</p><p>Self-employed market traders will be able to benefit from the support the Government announced on 26 March for the self-employed. The self-employed are eligible for a taxable grant worth 80 per cent of their average monthly profits over the last three years, up to £2,500 per month, through the coronavirus (Covid-19) Self-employment Income Support Scheme.</p><p>Eligible market stalls with a rateable value will also benefit from flat rate payments of £10,000 under the grant scheme for the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors announced on 17 March 2020.</p><p>On 1 May 2020 the Business Secretary announced that a further up to £617 million is being made available to local authorities in England to allow them to provide discretionary grants. This additional Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund is aimed at small businesses with ongoing fixed property-related costs but not liable for business rates or rates reliefs, including regular market traders who do not have their own business rates assessment.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 18/05/2020 14:22:10 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1194509

registered interest
date	10/05/2020
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	Markets: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on markets; and what discussions he has had with local authorities that operate markets on the provision of Government financial support for markets during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	45190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Retail markets are part of the fabric of towns and cities across the country. With the current closure of outdoor and indoor markets, with the exception of market stalls which offer essential retail, such as grocery and food, Government has been working with key stakeholders in the retail markets industry to monitor the impacts of the current situation and explore what support is needed, including the National Association of British Market Authorities, who liaise with local authorities and the Local Government Association.</p><p>We agree that retail markets will have an important role to play in helping the revival of high streets and town centres in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, and Government will continue to work with the retail markets industry to help facilitate this.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 18/05/2020 14:21:00 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1193648

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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	Markets: 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 his Department is taking to support markets during the covid-19 lockdown; and what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the National Association of British Market Authorities on identifying their needs during that time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	43898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>Retail markets are part of the fabric of towns and cities across the country. With the current closure of outdoor and indoor markets, with the exception of market stalls which offer essential retail, such as grocery and food, Government has been working with key stakeholders in the retail markets industry to monitor the impacts of the current situation and explore what support is needed. This includes the National Association of British Market Authorities, with whom officials have active and ongoing engagement, including through the Retail Markets Forum on 4 May.</p><p>Self-employed market traders will be able to benefit from the support the Government announced on 26 March for the self-employed. The self-employed are eligible for a taxable grant worth 80 per cent of their average monthly profits over the last three years, up to £2,500 per month, through the coronavirus (Covid-19) Self-employment Income Support Scheme.</p><p>Eligible market stalls with a rateable value will also benefit from flat rate payments of £10,000 under the grant scheme for the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors announced on 17 March 2020.</p><p>On 1 May 2020 the Business Secretary announced that a further up to £617 million is being made available to Local Authorities in England to allow them to provide discretionary grants. This additional Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund is aimed at small businesses with ongoing fixed property-related costs but not liable for business rates or rates reliefs, including regular market traders who do not have their own business rates assessment.</p><p>We agree that retail markets will have an important role to play in helping the revival of high streets and town centres in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, and Government will continue to work with the retail markets industry to help facilitate this.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 15/05/2020 11:14:42 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1180579

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: North East
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 14 February 2020 to Question 598, on European Regional Development Fund: North East, if he will provide details of the amount of funding available to the North East from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; and what criteria is used to determine the regional distribution of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	20487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Government has committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund to succeed European structural funds, including the European Regional Development Fund. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will bind together the whole of the UK, tacking inequality and deprivation across our four nations, including the North East of England.</p><p>Final decisions will be taken after a cross-Governmental Spending Review. In the meantime, officials have been working closely with interested parties whilst developing the fund, including a stakeholder event in Gateshead.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 02/03/2020 16:26:03 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1177820

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	European Regional Development Fund: North East
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 plans the Government has to replace Image result for European Regional Development Fund grants for projects in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling up every part of the UK, including the North East, and devolving power to people and places</p><p>Now we have left the European Union, we will create the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the domestic successor to EU structural funds including the European Regional Development Fund. <br> <br> The UKSPF will bind together the whole of the United Kingdom, tackling inequality and deprivation in each of our four nations, cutting out bureaucracy and creating a fund which invests in UK priorities and is easier for local areas to access.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 14/02/2020 15:26:29 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah