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1064682

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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, pursuant to the oral contribution of 5 February 2019 of the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Official Report column 289, how that 4 per cent figure relating to deprivation was calculated.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	224297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England, with a view to setting fresh baseline funding levels in 2020-21. We are working closely with local government representatives and others to consider the drivers of local authorities’ costs, the resources available locally to fund services, and how we should account for these in a way that draws a more transparent and understandable link between local circumstances and resource allocations.</p><p>In December 2018 the Government published a consultation paper, which set out a proposed approach to assessing the relative needs of local authorities. Our analysis has shown that for many universal services, the number of people in each local authority area is the most important predictor of the costs that councils face in delivering those services. The consultation therefore proposes the introduction of a simple population-based Foundation Formula to account for many of the universal services that local authorities deliver, alongside several specific funding formulas for some of the largest and most complex service areas.</p><p>To understand whether including additional ‘cost drivers’, including deprivation, significantly improves the precision of the Foundation Formula, a comparison was made between the amount of variation in past expenditure that was explained by different combinations of cost drivers, to the total amount of variation in expenditure. The basis on which this comparison was made is set out in pages 19 to 21 of the consultation paper (link below). Whilst, in aggregate terms, deprivation was not shown to be a major cost driver for the services included in the Foundation Formula, to ensure that deprivation is appropriately accounted for in the relative needs assessment, deprivation, or a suitable proxy for deprivation, is taken into account in four of the service-specific formulas that were proposed.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-local-authorities-relative-needs-and-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-local-authorities-relative-needs-and-resources</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 26/02/2019 17:38:29 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1064695

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	Buildings: 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 Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 217589 on Buildings: Insulation and with reference to the Buildings Research Establishment interim report entitled Fire performance of cladding materials research – experimental methodology and performance criteria, who the members are of the referenced project steering group.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	224341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>So as to allow the free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation, the Department does not routinely release the details of members of research project steering groups or minutes of meetings. Full details of the work will be published after it is completed.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 224342 question first answered 26/02/2019 17:00:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1064697

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	Buildings: 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 Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 217589 on Buildings: Insulation and the interim report entitled, Fire Performance of Cladding Materials Research – Experimental methodology and performance criteria prepared by the Building Research Establishment for his Department, if he will publish the minutes of the meetings of the (a) Project Steering Group and (b) Project team.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	224342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>So as to allow the free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation, the Department does not routinely release the details of members of research project steering groups or minutes of meetings. Full details of the work will be published after it is completed.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 224341 question first answered 26/02/2019 17:00:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1064699

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	Buildings: 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 Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 217589 on Buildings: Insulation and the interim report entitled, Fire Performance of Cladding Materials Research – Experimental methodology and performance criteria prepared by the Building Research Establishment for his Department, on what date his Department approved the bespoke testing methodology.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	224343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department approved the methodology set out in the interim report on 22 August 2018.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 26/02/2019 16:59:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1064700

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	Buildings: 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 Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 217589 on Buildings: Insulation and the interim report entitled, Fire Performance of Cladding Materials Research – Experimental methodology and performance criteria prepared by the Building Research Establishment for his Department, if he will publish the (a) success and (b) failure criteria for the new bespoke test methodology when testing cladding and other building materials.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	224344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>At this stage the study is aimed at developing a better understanding of the behaviour of a range of cladding products when exposed to fire and their possible contribution to fire spread.</p><p>A bespoke testing methodology for insulation was not considered necessary for this stage of the research. There are a comparatively small number of insulation materials available and their behaviour when exposed to fire is already well documented.</p><p>There are no success or failure criteria, the findings will help determine, in consultation with the expert panel, any further action we should take. This could include further testing at large scale and/or advice to building owners.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 224345 224346 question first answered 26/02/2019 16:59:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1064701

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the correlation between changes in (a) local authority funding and (b) changes in the level of provision of local authority services, excluding social care, since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	224324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>As democratically elected organisations, local authorities are independent of central government, and are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities and their legal duties.</p><p>Central government funding cannot in isolation provide a true representation of local authority finances. The responsibilities, structure and makeup of local authorities have changed significantly since 2010 and spending power, formula grants and settlement funding assessments are not directly comparable over this period. For example, with the introduction of the Business Rates Retention Scheme, local authorities estimate they will keep around £2.4 billion in business rates growth in 2018-19.</p><p>As announced in the Local Government Finance Settlement, Core Spending Power is forecast to increase from £45.1 billion in 2018-19 to £46.4 billion in 2019-20. This is a cash-increase of 2.8 per cent and real-terms increase in resources available to local authorities. In the long term, the Spending Review will determine funding for local government from 2020-21 onwards and will enable us to look at local government spending in the round.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 224325 question first answered 26/02/2019 17:36:53 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1064702

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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, whether he has made an assessment of the correlation between the (a) increased proportion of local authority spending on social care, (b) reduction in local authority overall spending on services other than social care and (c) decrease in local authority funding since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	224325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>As democratically elected organisations, local authorities are independent of central government, and are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities and their legal duties.</p><p>Central government funding cannot in isolation provide a true representation of local authority finances. The responsibilities, structure and makeup of local authorities have changed significantly since 2010 and spending power, formula grants and settlement funding assessments are not directly comparable over this period. For example, with the introduction of the Business Rates Retention Scheme, local authorities estimate they will keep around £2.4 billion in business rates growth in 2018-19.</p><p>As announced in the Local Government Finance Settlement, Core Spending Power is forecast to increase from £45.1 billion in 2018-19 to £46.4 billion in 2019-20. This is a cash-increase of 2.8 per cent and real-terms increase in resources available to local authorities. In the long term, the Spending Review will determine funding for local government from 2020-21 onwards and will enable us to look at local government spending in the round.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 224324 question first answered 26/02/2019 17:36:53 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1064704

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	Buildings: 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 Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 217589 on Buildings: Insulation and the interim report of the Building Research Establishment for his Department entitled Fire Performance of Cladding Materials Research – Experimental methodology and performance criteria, whether materials that fail the bespoke test will be subject to further BS 8414 large scale tests.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	224345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>At this stage the study is aimed at developing a better understanding of the behaviour of a range of cladding products when exposed to fire and their possible contribution to fire spread.</p><p>A bespoke testing methodology for insulation was not considered necessary for this stage of the research. There are a comparatively small number of insulation materials available and their behaviour when exposed to fire is already well documented.</p><p>There are no success or failure criteria, the findings will help determine, in consultation with the expert panel, any further action we should take. This could include further testing at large scale and/or advice to building owners.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 224344 224346 question first answered 26/02/2019 16:59:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1064706

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	Buildings: 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 Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 217589 on Buildings: Insulation and with reference to the interim report of the Building Research Establishment (BRE) for his Department entitled Fire Performance of Cladding Materials Research – Experimental methodology and performance criteria, whether the BRE advised against the development of a bespoke testing methodology for insulation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	224346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>At this stage the study is aimed at developing a better understanding of the behaviour of a range of cladding products when exposed to fire and their possible contribution to fire spread.</p><p>A bespoke testing methodology for insulation was not considered necessary for this stage of the research. There are a comparatively small number of insulation materials available and their behaviour when exposed to fire is already well documented.</p><p>There are no success or failure criteria, the findings will help determine, in consultation with the expert panel, any further action we should take. This could include further testing at large scale and/or advice to building owners.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 224344 224345 question first answered 26/02/2019 16:59:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1064747

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	Private Rented Housing
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 he has to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 to extend the terms of that Act to people who have been tenants of private landlords for longer than seven years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	224313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act (2018) does not have regard to the total number of years a person has been a tenant of a private landlord but rather the length of the term of the tenancy and the date the tenancy was agreed.</p><p>The Act will apply to tenants who have:</p><ul><li>a tenancy agreed before 20 March 2019, with a term of less than seven years, from 20 March 2020.</li><li>a tenancy agreed on or after 20 March 2019 or have made a significant change in their tenancy, with a term of less than seven years, from the date the Act comes into force.</li></ul><p>The Act will apply in the same way to tenants of a private landlord where the term of the tenancy is for more than seven years, but where the landlord has the option to terminate the tenancy before the expiry of the seven years.</p><p>There are currently no plans to amend the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 26/02/2019 16:13:07 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson