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1301426

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	Community Champions Scheme
	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 release further rounds of funding for the Community Champions scheme open to bids from all local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	166456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January we announced £23.75 million funding through the Community Champions Scheme to 60 councils and voluntary groups across England - to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19.</p><p>Participating local authorities will provide monthly reporting from March 2021, which will be used to assess the scope and reach of the Community Champions programme.</p><p>We will learn from the current scheme and assess the case for any further funding</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 18:42:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes previous answer version 90376 answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1288220

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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	Community Champions Scheme
	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 is taking to ensure that the most diverse local authority areas receive additional funding for community champions to increase vaccine uptake in Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	156554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January we confirmed £23.75 million funding - allocated to 60 councils and further voluntary groups across England - to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19 and improve the reach of public health guidance and to boost vaccine take up through the Community Champions scheme. This is part of over £7.9 billion government funding provided to councils to help them support their communities during the pandemic.</p><p>The Community Champion scheme is specifically targeted at areas where challenges may be greatest due to the local combination of disproportionately impacted groups – including people with disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 01/03/2021 15:20:56 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1296944

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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	Community Champions Scheme
	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 the full criteria used to select the boroughs who received the £23 million of funding through the Community Champions scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	161784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January we confirmed £23.75 million funding - allocated to 60 councils and further voluntary groups across England - to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19 and to boost vaccine take up through the Community Champions scheme. This is part of over £7.9 billion Government funding provided to councils to help them support their communities during the pandemic. The scheme is specifically targeted at areas where challenges may be greatest due to the local combination of disproportionately impacted groups.</p><p>The list of local authorities who were invited to take part in the scheme drew upon a wide range of data sources, including Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England long-term data on COVID-19 incidence; data on social integration; and evidence on the prevalence and specific support needs of disabled people in an area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2021 11:30:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1296946

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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	Community Champions Scheme
	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 he had with (a) Council Chief Executives, (b) Council leaders and (c) directly elected Mayors before releasing funding under the Community Champions scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	161786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>My officials undertook a series of stakeholder engagement events to test design and methodology and continue to work with the local authorities to ensure sharing of learning.</p><p>Conversations were held with a group of chief executives and senior level council leaders, including representatives from councils in London, and we have spoken to the sector including the Local Government Association. We also spoke with wider representative across London and Manchester, including the Combined Authority, and a range of officers across England in local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2021 11:32:21 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1296947

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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	Community Champions Scheme
	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 adequacy of the scope of the Community Champions scheme; and whether he plans to increase the number of boroughs receiving funding through that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	161787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January we announced £23.75 million funding through the Community Champions Scheme to 60 councils and voluntary groups across England - to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19.</p><p>Participating local authorities will be providing monitoring monthly reporting from March 2021, which will be used to assess the scope and reach of the Community Champions programme.</p><p>We will learn from the current scheme and assess the case for any further funding.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/03/2021 11:36:03 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1301504

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	Community Champions Scheme
	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 the methodology used for the allocation of funding to local authorities under the Community Champions scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	166304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January we confirmed £23.75 million funding - allocated to 60 councils and further voluntary groups across England - to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19 and to boost vaccine take up through the Community Champions scheme. This is part of over £7.9 billion government funding provided to councils to help them support their communities during the pandemic. The scheme is specifically targeted at areas where challenges may be greatest due to the local combination of disproportionately impacted groups.</p><p>The list of local authorities who were invited to take part in the scheme drew upon a wide range of data sources, including DHSC/PHE long-term data on COVID-19 incidence; data on social integration; and evidence on the prevalence and specific support needs of disabled people in an area.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/03/2021 18:14:56 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1313974

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	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	Community Champions Scheme
	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 the full criteria used to invite local authorities to apply for inclusion in the Community Champions scheme.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>On 25 January £23.75 million funding was confirmed and allocated to 60 councils and two voluntary groups in England. The funding was to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19 and to boost vaccine take up through the Community Champions scheme. This was part of over £7.9 billion government funding provided to councils to help them support their communities during the pandemic. The scheme was specifically targeted at areas where challenges may be greatest due to the local combination of disproportionately impacted groups.</p><p>The list of local authorities who were invited to take part in the scheme drew upon a wide range of data sources, including DHSC/PHE long-term data on COVID-19 incidence; data on social integration; and evidence on the prevalence and specific support needs of disabled people in an area.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 17/05/2021 11:57:28 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1313975

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	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	Community Champions Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (a) how many and (b) which local authorities have (i) submitted bids for funding and (ii) have had bids for funding accepted under the Community Champions scheme.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>65 areas were invited to submit an Expression of Interests to the Community Champions programme. 60 applied, of which all 60 were awarded funding.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 17/05/2021 11:58:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn