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1179642

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for local authorities in England.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	900885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has responded to the pressures councils are facing. The settlement provides access to an estimated 4.4 per cent increase in core spending power; the largest year on year increase in a decade, with a further £1.5 billion to fund adult and children’s social care.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 24/02/2020 16:26:00 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1179749

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	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, how much in cash terms has been spent from the Towns Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	19901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The £3.6 billion Towns Fund will support an initial 100 Towns Deals across England. £1 billion of the Towns Fund will be made available to the Future High Streets Fund. These Funds are part of the government’s plan to level up our regions and create a more united country, one where people throughout the UK can benefit from our shared prosperity.</p><p>In December we paid out £16.4 million in capacity funding to local authorities from the initial 100 towns to support the development of a Town Deal Board and Investment Plan for each of the shortlisted towns in their area.</p><p>We have also to date spent £20.4 million from the Future High Street Fund on capacity funding, resourcing and to support policies that we have announced such as the High Streets Task Force. This includes spending on heritage high streets delivered through the Architectural Heritage Fund and Historic England.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 27/02/2020 17:43:46 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke previous answer version 8923 answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1179768

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Local Government Finance: Blackpool
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 representations he has received from the (a) Chief Executive of Blackpool Council and (b) Leader of Blackpool Council on (i) the local government finance settlement and (ii) Government funding of local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	19914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>There is no record of written representations or correspondence from either the Chief Executive of Blackpool Council or the Leader of Blackpool Council on the local government finance settlement or Government funding of local authorities. However, I can confirm that through this year’s Local Government Finance Settlement, Blackpool’s spending power will increase by £8.5 million, or 6.4 per cent since 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 02/03/2020 17:40:54 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1179829

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Local Plans: South Oxfordshire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they expect South Oxfordshire District Council to take to improve its local plan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>On 3 October 2019 South Oxfordshire District Council Cabinet recommended the withdrawal of the emerging South Oxfordshire local plan. On 9 October 2019 the Secretary of State directed South Oxfordshire District Council not to take any steps in connection with the adoption of the local plan, while he considers this matter. This direction remains in force.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 09/03/2020 16:56:19 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1179866

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Housing: Demolition
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 homes were demolished by in each local authority area; and how many new homes in each classification of (a) tenure (b) affordability were built on land released by demolition in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	19806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Annual statistics on demolitions in England, and in each local authority district, are published in the Department’s live table 123 which is available at the following link.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing </a></p><p>Statistics on how many new homes were built on land released by demolition, in each classification of tenure and affordability, are not collected by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2020 16:18:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1179877

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Housing Improvement: Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount of assistance, excluding any assistance for disability access improvements, provided to the owners of homes in the form of (1) standard grants, (2) improvement grants, (3) intermediate grants, (4) renovation grants, and (5) similar grants, to renovate and improve older private sector housing; and what was the cost to the national exchequer for each year of the operation of those grants.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not provide funding to the owners of older, private housing stock for renovation and improvement work. However this Government has been clear that the Housing Market should be fair for everyone, which is why in January last year, the Government announced plans for a new Housing Complaints Resolution Service to help consumers more easily access help when things go wrong with their home.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 09/03/2020 16:57:23 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1180016

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Local Government Finance: Rural Areas
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 ensure that the Fair Funding Review includes consideration of rural indicators.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	19996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England. We are working closely with local government representatives and others to examine all of the available evidence for the costs faced by authorities. This includes how factors such as rurality, sparsity and other geographical features affect the cost of delivering services across the country, and how to account for these in a robust manner.</p><p>Our aim is to consult on all aspects of the review in the Spring, and implement the review in 2021-22.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 02/03/2020 17:43:30 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1180068

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Housing: Carbon Emissions
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 carbon emissions target is for new dwellings in England using the national calculation methodology standard assessment procedure; and what information he holds on that target in (a) Wales, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	20016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The target CO<sub>2</sub> emission rate referred to in the Building Regulations 2010 is based on the regulated energy use of a modelled building with a number of set characteristics. There is no single target emission rate, as it is dependent on the features of the building being constructed, such as its size. The target emission rate and the actual building emission rate are both modelled using the national calculation methodology for homes, which is the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP). The modelling specification to calculate the target CO<sub>2</sub> emission rate can be found in SAP Appendix R: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bregroup.com%2Fsap%2Fstandard-assessment-procedure-sap-2012%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CVictoria.Tink%40communities.gov.uk%7C639cb57ebcaa4923aa7f08d7bc6b4fe3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637185041389336016&amp;sdata=jxjB7Tp%2FUhho%2BFWvE5wMnfZkfn0IfNDL73DDCL%2FmSAQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.bregroup.com/sap/standard-assessment-procedure-sap-2012/</a>.</p><p>Building Regulations are a devolved matter and therefore we do not assess the targets of Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland. However, like England's targets, the method for calculating the devolved nations' targets are published online. We also work closely with the devolved nations to share learning on building standards.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/03/2020 17:24:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1180078

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Social Rented Housing: Harlow
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 will take to reduce the number of out-of-area placements in permitted development rights buildings in Harlow.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	19823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear that as far as possible local authorities should avoid placing households outside of their borough. However, where there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation, on occasion, it is necessary to place households outside of the local area. This should always be a last resort. Where it does happen, the council should place the household as near as possible to the original local authority. They also have a legal duty to notify the receiving local authority of any households placed into their area.</p><p>Collaboration between local authorities is key. The Government welcomes the initiative taken by the Local Government Association to bring together local authorities from London and around the country to try to address concerns about unsuitable out of area placements, including the use of blocks converted under permitted development rights.</p><p>I also recognise the particular challenges that London boroughs face in securing suitable temporary accommodation, which can affect surrounding areas such as Harlow. To tackle these issues, we have invested £37.8 million into a partnership of local authorities across London who have set up Capital Letters – a not-for-profit company which will support councils to reduce the use of expensive nightly-paid temporary accommodation and help to ensure properties are allocated more locally than they are currently. In total, in 2020/2021 the Government is providing £437 million to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. This marks a £69 million increase in funding from the previous year.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/02/2020 17:17:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180200

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Religious Hatred
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 3 February (HL727), what consideration they have given to requiring allegations of an offence of stirring up religious hatred to be supported by two witnesses, in order to restrict frivolous complaints.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL1822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>It is an operational matter for the police to determine whether and how to investigate all incidents reported to them. The Crown Prosecution Service will also apply the Code for Crown Prosecutors to ensure a prosecution will not proceed where a complaint is deemed to be frivolous. Decisions to prosecute are furthermore subject to consideration under the Freedom of Expression defence contained in Section 29J of the Public Order Act 1986.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 09/03/2020 16:56:51 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson