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1304347

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
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	Freeports
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, for each of the port operators involved in the eight successful Freeport bids, in view of the responsibilities they will exercise for ensuring goods on site follow the correct customs processes, as to whether those companies are fit and proper to exercise such responsibilities in the context of (a) their corporate record and (b) their beneficial owners; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	172066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>Freeport customs sites will be authorised by the UK Government. There are a number of requirements, including robust security requirements and ensuring goods remain under customs control, that both operators and businesses will have to demonstrate as part of the authorisation. Additionally, to protect the UK’s customs compliance regime, HMRC and Border Force will continue to conduct compliance checks on goods within the Freeport customs site.</p><p>Work is ongoing to develop the HMRC operational processes that are required to support the introduction of Freeports. Once completed, this work will inform the resources required for HMRC to authorise customs sites.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 172067 172070 question first answered 24/03/2021 15:11:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1304275

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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 and Towns Fund: Employment
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 the number of jobs that will be created by the (a) Towns Fund and (b) Levelling Up Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	172078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>The £3.6 billion Towns Fund will drive the economic regeneration of towns to deliver long-term economic and productivity growth through land use, economic assets including cultural assets, skills and enterprise infrastructure, and connectivity. Full details of the intervention framework can be found in the Towns Fund Further Guidance. The Department will publish its Monitoring and Evaluation strategy in the Spring.</p><p>The £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund will invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK, including regenerating town centres and high streets, upgrading local transport, and investing in cultural and heritage assets.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 172079 question first answered 24/03/2021 15:14:18 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1304296

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Local Government: Meetings
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 his Department has to extend the ability of local authorities to hold meetings remotely through (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation; and if he will publish those plans.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	172084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>Where local authority meetings take place face-to-face the ‘Working safely during cornavirus’ guidance published on gov.uk should be followed. Ultimately it is for local authorities to carry out their own risk assessments and follow the ‘working safely’ guidance to ensure meetings take place safely. It is for the local authority to decide what is appropriate in their specific circumstances.</p><p>The Government keeps all policy under review. To extend the facility for all local authorities to continue to meet remotely or in hybrid form after 7 May 2021 would require primary legislation.</p><p>We have received representations from local authorities and sector representative organisations making the case for the continuation of remote meetings beyond 7 May 2021 and are carefully considering next steps in this area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 172085 172086 172087 question first answered 24/03/2021 15:13:42 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1304297

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Local Government: Meetings
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 officials his Department have had with local authorities on the duration of remote council meetings.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	172085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>Where local authority meetings take place face-to-face the ‘Working safely during cornavirus’ guidance published on gov.uk should be followed. Ultimately it is for local authorities to carry out their own risk assessments and follow the ‘working safely’ guidance to ensure meetings take place safely. It is for the local authority to decide what is appropriate in their specific circumstances.</p><p>The Government keeps all policy under review. To extend the facility for all local authorities to continue to meet remotely or in hybrid form after 7 May 2021 would require primary legislation.</p><p>We have received representations from local authorities and sector representative organisations making the case for the continuation of remote meetings beyond 7 May 2021 and are carefully considering next steps in this area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 172084 172086 172087 question first answered 24/03/2021 15:13:42 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1304298

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Local Government: Meetings
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 effect on public health of ending remote council meetings under section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	172086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>Where local authority meetings take place face-to-face the ‘Working safely during cornavirus’ guidance published on gov.uk should be followed. Ultimately it is for local authorities to carry out their own risk assessments and follow the ‘working safely’ guidance to ensure meetings take place safely. It is for the local authority to decide what is appropriate in their specific circumstances.</p><p>The Government keeps all policy under review. To extend the facility for all local authorities to continue to meet remotely or in hybrid form after 7 May 2021 would require primary legislation.</p><p>We have received representations from local authorities and sector representative organisations making the case for the continuation of remote meetings beyond 7 May 2021 and are carefully considering next steps in this area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 172084 172085 172087 question first answered 24/03/2021 15:13:42 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1304299

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Local Government: Meetings
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 his Department’s policy is on social distancing in council meetings during the covid-19 outbreak; whether local authorities that cannot implement social distancing measures are required to make alternative provisions; and what those alternative provisions should be.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	172087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>Where local authority meetings take place face-to-face the ‘Working safely during cornavirus’ guidance published on gov.uk should be followed. Ultimately it is for local authorities to carry out their own risk assessments and follow the ‘working safely’ guidance to ensure meetings take place safely. It is for the local authority to decide what is appropriate in their specific circumstances.</p><p>The Government keeps all policy under review. To extend the facility for all local authorities to continue to meet remotely or in hybrid form after 7 May 2021 would require primary legislation.</p><p>We have received representations from local authorities and sector representative organisations making the case for the continuation of remote meetings beyond 7 May 2021 and are carefully considering next steps in this area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 172084 172085 172086 question first answered 24/03/2021 15:13:42 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1304316

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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 and Towns 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 assessment he has made of the effect on economic productivity of the (a) Towns Fund and (b) Levelling Up Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	172079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>The £3.6 billion Towns Fund will drive the economic regeneration of towns to deliver long-term economic and productivity growth through land use, economic assets including cultural assets, skills and enterprise infrastructure, and connectivity. Full details of the intervention framework can be found in the Towns Fund Further Guidance. The Department will publish its Monitoring and Evaluation strategy in the Spring.</p><p>The £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund will invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK, including regenerating town centres and high streets, upgrading local transport, and investing in cultural and heritage assets.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 172078 question first answered 24/03/2021 15:14:18 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1304323

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Affordable Housing: Bolton
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 many affordable homes were built in Bolton in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	172051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>The number of affordable homes delivered by local authority, broken down by new build and acquisitions can be found in Live Table 1011, which can be found here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C566ff1efb9a449693af308d8ed4bae07%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637520256578048355%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=JBfs44nhvZbc1QRsPwI0V%2FlnCaMS6OBswp7eGVbNR%2BY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply.</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/03/2021 15:14:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1304344

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Freeports: Foreign Companies
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 the number of approved bids for Freeport bids were (a) led by and (b) involved companies with overseas (i) registration and (ii) beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	172065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>My Department led the fair, open and transparent selection process to determine successful Freeport locations in England. As part of that process, officials evaluated the memberships of bidding coalitions and proposed governance structures with respect to the requirements set out in the Bidding Prospectus</p><p>Freeports will be hubs for international trade and investment, attracting new businesses to the UK and bringing jobs and opportunity to some of our most deprived communities. They will unite ports, local authorities, businesses and other key local stakeholders in service of the common goal of boosting prosperity in their regions.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/03/2021 15:10:18 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1304345

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
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	Regional Planning and Development
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 publish Government commissioned research into public attitudes to its levelling up agenda by external polling and communications agencies.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	172080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 168941 on 18 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 172081 question first answered 24/03/2021 15:12:53 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed