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1306273

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 16 March 2021, Official Report, column 192, on 16 March 2021, where are the data sets the Government used to priorities areas for funding from the levelling-up fund are available; and on what date they were published.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	175717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <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><p>We have published the index and further details of the methodology used to calculate the index of places set out in the prospectus: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-additional-documents%2Flevelling-up-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C41ea07e756b4466b053208d8fd9fae96%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637538209548635744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2B9%2BANqB1mh%2BWIvOs532m4MukfAnPBVxcgxXtNUpxERI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-fund-additional-documents/levelling-up-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/04/2021 13:53:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1306384

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cities and Local Growth Unit
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 FTE staff from his Department are employed in the Cities and Local Growth Unit.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	175857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Cities and Local Growth Unit works across two Departments, reporting jointly into the MHCLG and BEIS Secretaries of State.</p><p> </p><p>As of 28 February 2021, the most recent date for which data is available, the Unit employed 379.6 FTE MHCLG staff.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/04/2021 13:53:58 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1306432

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Oxfordshire County Council: Youth Services
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 cost to the public purse of funding for (a) children's and (b) youth services provided by his Department to Oxfordshire County Council in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	176019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Funding for children’s and youth services is generally not ring-fenced and is part of either the wider Local Government Finance Settlement or the Dedicated Schools Grant in the case of education-related funding. It is for local authorities to determine how to spend their non-ring-fenced income, taking account of their statutory responsibilities, local need and their priorities.</p><p>This year’s Local Government Finance Settlement increased Social Care Grant by £300 million, taking the total Social Care Grant to £1.7 billion for 2021/22.</p><p>Core Spending Power in England will rise by up to 4.6% in cash terms, from £49 billion in 2020-21 to up to £51.3 billion in 2021-22. This real-terms increase builds on the largest year-on-year increase in spending power in a decade last year and recognises the resources councils need to meet their pressures and maintain children’s and youth services.</p><p>Additionally, we have continued to support councils throughout the pandemic, demonstrated by the fact we have provided over £4.6 billion in un-ringfenced funding to councils this year. In Oxfordshire, this amounted to £2.47 million in 2020/21.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/04/2021 13:57:02 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1306436

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Delivery Services: Sheffield
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 recent progress has been made on Sheffield City Region’s bid to the Delivery Vehicles Competition.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	175856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>In October 2019 the Government launched the New Development Corporation Competition which invites ambitious proposals from local authorities to support transformational housing and economic growth opportunities, focusing on regeneration. Funding will help places explore delivery models that have been less commonly used in a contemporary context, such as development corporations. We have received a number of bids into the competition and will be making further announcements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/04/2021 13:05:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1306455

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Housing: Insulation
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 Answers of 15 March 2021 to Questions 166341 and 166342, what assessment he has made of the ability of his Department to make effective policy on building safety without an estimate of the potential number of leaseholders who may (a) lose their home and (b) declare bankruptcy as a result of the costs of resolving fire safety issues relating to (i) cladding removal, (ii) balcony remediation, (iii) replacing combustible insulation, (iv) replacing missing fire breaks, (v) increased insurance premiums and (vi) waking watches.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	175735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my response to Questions UIN 166341 and UIN 166342 on 15 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/04/2021 13:05:03 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1306495

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Hospitality Industry: Licensing
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 he plans to introduce measures to simplify licensing applications for hospitality businesses, with particular reference to trading outdoors, in order to support the reopening of business as covid-19 restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Nickie Aiken
uin	176039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Last summer the Government introduced a series of measures to support hospitality businesses to open safely when lockdown restrictions were eased. The Secretary of State has made a statement in the House and written to local council leaders on planning and hospitality, setting out what these measures are, and confirming that they remain in place to support businesses as they reopen this year. <br> <br>These measures include the temporary pavement licence provisions introduced in the Business and Planning Act 2020 which create a quicker and cheaper process for businesses to obtain a licence to place outdoor furniture, including tables, chairs and stalls outside their premise. The Government intends to extend the temporary pavement licence provisions for 12 months until September 2022, subject to Parliamentary approval.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/04/2021 13:58:08 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4741 label Biography information for Nickie Aiken

1306508

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Telecommunications: Local Government
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 of the Electronic Communication Code on local authority revenues.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	175861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) is the legal framework underpinning rights to install and maintain digital communications infrastructure on public and private land. The Code was substantially reformed in 2017 and a key aim of those reforms was to make it cheaper and easier for digital infrastructure to be deployed, maintained and upgraded. Government recognised that this would mean site providers receiving lower payments for allowing their land or buildings to be used for these purposes than had previously been the case. However, these changes were only introduced following an extensive period of consultation and research, and were considered necessary to reduce operator costs and encourage the industry investment required for the UK to get the digital communications infrastructure it needs. The initial impact assessment for the ECC has been published at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F524895%2FECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a0c8169d8f041293dcb08d8fd9fa793%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637538209434209400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z08si%2Bcb6ZQhF8gGfLDjAwU2zsQa%2FuwxzVCjP%2BHYGCg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524895/ECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The majority of Code agreements are negotiated by mutual consent between operators and site providers. Where acceptable terms cannot be agreed operators may apply to the Lands Tribunal for the determination of any disputed matter, including the financial terms. In these cases, the Tribunal will have regard to the statutory valuation regime contained within the Code in determining the amount that should be paid. The Government has recently consulted on whether further changes to the Code are needed and is currently considering the responses to that consultation.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government collects and publishes annual data returns from local authorities in England. These figures can be found in the individual local authority data at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a0c8169d8f041293dcb08d8fd9fa793%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637538209434209400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z2SGJ2PzMbKPvoXlow6lc4HXd0k0wPoXfjpi1KO28Vs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>. We do not collect data on the ECC or revenue from site rentals for telecommunications infrastructure in these returns. The financial position of councils in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the relevant devolved administration</p><p><br>Ministers and officials from MHCLG have regular discussions with counterparts in other government departments on matters relating to local government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 175862 175863 175864 175868 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:52:38 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1306509

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Telecommunications: Local Government
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 meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with other Government departments on the effect of reduced rental income to local authorities from site provisions for telecommunications infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	175862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) is the legal framework underpinning rights to install and maintain digital communications infrastructure on public and private land. The Code was substantially reformed in 2017 and a key aim of those reforms was to make it cheaper and easier for digital infrastructure to be deployed, maintained and upgraded. Government recognised that this would mean site providers receiving lower payments for allowing their land or buildings to be used for these purposes than had previously been the case. However, these changes were only introduced following an extensive period of consultation and research, and were considered necessary to reduce operator costs and encourage the industry investment required for the UK to get the digital communications infrastructure it needs. The initial impact assessment for the ECC has been published at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F524895%2FECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a0c8169d8f041293dcb08d8fd9fa793%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637538209434209400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z08si%2Bcb6ZQhF8gGfLDjAwU2zsQa%2FuwxzVCjP%2BHYGCg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524895/ECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The majority of Code agreements are negotiated by mutual consent between operators and site providers. Where acceptable terms cannot be agreed operators may apply to the Lands Tribunal for the determination of any disputed matter, including the financial terms. In these cases, the Tribunal will have regard to the statutory valuation regime contained within the Code in determining the amount that should be paid. The Government has recently consulted on whether further changes to the Code are needed and is currently considering the responses to that consultation.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government collects and publishes annual data returns from local authorities in England. These figures can be found in the individual local authority data at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a0c8169d8f041293dcb08d8fd9fa793%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637538209434209400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z2SGJ2PzMbKPvoXlow6lc4HXd0k0wPoXfjpi1KO28Vs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>. We do not collect data on the ECC or revenue from site rentals for telecommunications infrastructure in these returns. The financial position of councils in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the relevant devolved administration</p><p><br>Ministers and officials from MHCLG have regular discussions with counterparts in other government departments on matters relating to local government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 175861 175863 175864 175868 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:52:38 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1306510

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Telecommunications: Local Government
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 list the annual revenues to local authorities in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland for the provision of sites for telecommunications infrastructure, for each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	175863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) is the legal framework underpinning rights to install and maintain digital communications infrastructure on public and private land. The Code was substantially reformed in 2017 and a key aim of those reforms was to make it cheaper and easier for digital infrastructure to be deployed, maintained and upgraded. Government recognised that this would mean site providers receiving lower payments for allowing their land or buildings to be used for these purposes than had previously been the case. However, these changes were only introduced following an extensive period of consultation and research, and were considered necessary to reduce operator costs and encourage the industry investment required for the UK to get the digital communications infrastructure it needs. The initial impact assessment for the ECC has been published at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F524895%2FECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a0c8169d8f041293dcb08d8fd9fa793%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637538209434209400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z08si%2Bcb6ZQhF8gGfLDjAwU2zsQa%2FuwxzVCjP%2BHYGCg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524895/ECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The majority of Code agreements are negotiated by mutual consent between operators and site providers. Where acceptable terms cannot be agreed operators may apply to the Lands Tribunal for the determination of any disputed matter, including the financial terms. In these cases, the Tribunal will have regard to the statutory valuation regime contained within the Code in determining the amount that should be paid. The Government has recently consulted on whether further changes to the Code are needed and is currently considering the responses to that consultation.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government collects and publishes annual data returns from local authorities in England. These figures can be found in the individual local authority data at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a0c8169d8f041293dcb08d8fd9fa793%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637538209434209400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z2SGJ2PzMbKPvoXlow6lc4HXd0k0wPoXfjpi1KO28Vs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>. We do not collect data on the ECC or revenue from site rentals for telecommunications infrastructure in these returns. The financial position of councils in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the relevant devolved administration</p><p><br>Ministers and officials from MHCLG have regular discussions with counterparts in other government departments on matters relating to local government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 175861 175862 175864 175868 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:52:38 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1306511

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Telecommunications: Local Government
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 revenues to local authorities for the provision of site rental for telecommunications infrastructure for each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	175864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) is the legal framework underpinning rights to install and maintain digital communications infrastructure on public and private land. The Code was substantially reformed in 2017 and a key aim of those reforms was to make it cheaper and easier for digital infrastructure to be deployed, maintained and upgraded. Government recognised that this would mean site providers receiving lower payments for allowing their land or buildings to be used for these purposes than had previously been the case. However, these changes were only introduced following an extensive period of consultation and research, and were considered necessary to reduce operator costs and encourage the industry investment required for the UK to get the digital communications infrastructure it needs. The initial impact assessment for the ECC has been published at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F524895%2FECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a0c8169d8f041293dcb08d8fd9fa793%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637538209434209400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z08si%2Bcb6ZQhF8gGfLDjAwU2zsQa%2FuwxzVCjP%2BHYGCg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524895/ECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The majority of Code agreements are negotiated by mutual consent between operators and site providers. Where acceptable terms cannot be agreed operators may apply to the Lands Tribunal for the determination of any disputed matter, including the financial terms. In these cases, the Tribunal will have regard to the statutory valuation regime contained within the Code in determining the amount that should be paid. The Government has recently consulted on whether further changes to the Code are needed and is currently considering the responses to that consultation.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government collects and publishes annual data returns from local authorities in England. These figures can be found in the individual local authority data at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Flocal-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5a0c8169d8f041293dcb08d8fd9fa793%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637538209434209400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z2SGJ2PzMbKPvoXlow6lc4HXd0k0wPoXfjpi1KO28Vs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>. We do not collect data on the ECC or revenue from site rentals for telecommunications infrastructure in these returns. The financial position of councils in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the relevant devolved administration</p><p><br>Ministers and officials from MHCLG have regular discussions with counterparts in other government departments on matters relating to local government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 175861 175862 175863 175868 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:52:38 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed