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1149218

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects construction on the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre to start; and how much has been allocated from the public purse before construction starts and (a) in total (b) for each of (i) Big Ideas, (ii) Dp9, (iii) Four Communications and (iv) Newgate Communications.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer my Rt Hon Friend to the answer to Question UIN 293452 of 8 October for Big ideas and Four Communications. He is reminded that neither DP9 nor Newgate Communications receive public money for their services to the project. We expect construction of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre to begin in 2020, subject to planning permission.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 23/10/2019 12:08:25 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1149219

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Charities and Community Interest Companies: Finance
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 plans to take to ensure that (a) charities and (b) community interest companies that have contracts with local authorities have an adequate level of unrestricted funding to continue to fulfill their core functions.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have been outsourcing and using shared service arrangements for many decades. Almost all councils have some service areas provided externally, with varying contract management arrangements.</p><p>Local authorities are accountable to local people, and it is for them to determine how best to deliver effective services for their communities. Decisions over tendering and contracts are for councils to make, following their own due diligence process.</p><p>Next year’s settlement for local government responds to the pressures councils are facing by providing access to the largest increase Core Spending Power since 2015, an estimated 4.3 per cent real terms increase of £2.9 billion.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 21/10/2019 16:25:59 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1149273

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Derelict Land
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 discussions he has had with developers to encourage building on brownfield sites.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>This government has made its support for the re-use of brownfield sites abundantly clear. Our National Planning Policy Framework, re-issued February 2019, expects local authorities to give substantial weight to the re-use of suitable brownfield land. To assist redevelopment the government offers loans for site preparation and infrastructure, and tax relief for land remediation; and we introduced Permission in Principle to speed housing-led development on sites included in the registers of brownfield land which every local authority in England now produces. Published information suggests that that across England there are over 28,000 hectares of brownfield land suitable for housing. Green Belt land is only released for development in exceptional circumstances, and once all other options have been exhausted</p><p><br> While the Secretary of State has not held recent discussions with developers about specific policies related to brownfield land, we are continuing to emphasise the priority we attach to using brownfield sites.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/10/2019 17:00:41 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1149291

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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
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 the Government plans to make it an objective of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to (a) reduce the level of and (b) alleviate child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The government will create the UK Shared Prosperity Fund following our departure from the European Union. <br> <br> We will consult in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/10/2019 16:27:47 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1149324

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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: Brexit
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 discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of St Helens Council on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>My Department is ensuring that councils have the necessary information to prepare effectively and that there are opportunities to raise and address specific local questions and concerns. I have asked every council to designate a Brexit Lead Officer who will oversee local preparations for Brexit and act as a contact point between the government and local areas. All 354 councils quickly designated a Brexit Lead Officer and the department is using them to share information, guidance and advice.</p><p>There has been extensive engagement with the sector, including a series of events for all councils, a monthly meeting between the Secretary of State and council leaders, a monthly teleconference with all Chief Executives and Brexit Lead Officers, and weekly dialogue with a network of nine Chief Executives who represent their regions on Brexit. There are also regular mailouts, bulletins and dedicated web pages to bring together relevant information, advice and guidance on Brexit from across Whitehall.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 21/10/2019 16:34:41 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1149407

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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: South Gloucestershire
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 revised Joint Spatial Plan for South Gloucestershire allows the building of affordable homes in the Filton and Bradley Stoke area.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Wherever possible we want to allow decisions about the future of areas to be taken locally without the involvement of central government.</p><p>Because of his quasi-judicial role in the planning system, the Secretary of State is unable to comment on the detail of local plans at examination. The authorities involved in the Joint Spatial Plan for the West of England, including South Gloucestershire, have choices to make about how they want to proceed with their plan given the recommendation from their Planning Inspectors that it should be withdrawn. The policies in any revised plan will be locally determined and will then be assessed by independent Inspectors for their soundness.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that housing needed for different groups in the community should be assessed and reflected in planning policies, including making sufficient provision for affordable housing.</p><p>The government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has delivered over 430,000 affordable homes since 2010. We have made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes of a wide range of tenures, including at least 12,500 for social rent.</p><p>On 18 September 2018 we announced an additional £2 billion of long term funding certainty for housing associations. This extra funding will deliver more affordable homes and stimulate the sector’s wider building ambitions, through strategic partnerships.</p><p>On 27 June 2019, we opened bidding on £1 billion of this funding through Homes England.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/10/2019 12:47:47 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1149476

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
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 Peterborough City Council for financial support following the collapse of Thomas Cook.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 377 on 17 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/10/2019 16:27:11 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1149511

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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
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 £77 million funding allocated to local authorities for the purpose of no deal preparations has been allocated to each local authority.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made available £77 million to help local areas to prepare for Brexit. Of this, £60 million has been shared between all local authorities across 2018/19 and 2019/20 (in three separate payments): unitary authorities have each received £314,952; county councils have each received £262,500; district councils have each received £52,452; and combined authorities have each received £272,727. £8.15 million has also been allocated to those councils which either have, or are near to, a major air, land or sea port to increase capacity to plan for and accommodate changes and ensure the councils continue to operate efficiently. £5.79 million has been allocated to Local Resilience Forums to support them with their core administration costs for preparing, testing, assuring and delivering plans for supporting the delivery of Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 23/10/2019 15:18:08 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1149789

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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: Business Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to legislate to finance rate relief for local authorities in relation to the provision of public lavatories in the present Parliamentary session.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL81
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of public lavatories as valuable community amenities and will seek to introduce legislation that would provide business rate relief for public lavatories when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/10/2019 16:26:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1149798

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	English Language: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any of the funds pledged to the Integration Areas Programme in the September spending round will be used for the provision of childcare services for English for Speakers of Other Languages participants.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL90
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>At the September Spending Round, it was announced that MHCLG will be provided with an additional £10 million to create a second wave of Integration Areas in 2020/21.</p><p>As the Chancellor stated, MHCLG shall ensure that English language provision is a major component of these new areas - helping to support thousands of the estimated 1 million adults in the UK who do not speak English well or at all.</p><p>We shall bring forward further details on this second wave of the Integration Area programme in due course.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL91 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:59:21 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham