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1275888

registered interest
date	12/01/2021
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	Coronavirus: 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 the Government will take steps to increase the capacity of local authorities to help tackle the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	136516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has worked closely with local authorities in our joint response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 2020 we have committed over £10 billion in additional funding for local authorities to support the response to the virus. We will continue supporting local authorities in our fight against COVID for as long as it is needed.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 18/01/2021 17:39:31 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1275202

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	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 shared prosperity fund will equal existing financial support for (a) research infrastructure, (b) skills programmes and (c) research intensive businesses provided by European Structural and Investment Funds.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	135924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK in places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and for people who face labour market barriers. Spending Review 2020 set out the main strategic elements of the UKSPF in the Heads of Terms. The Government will publish a UK-wide investment framework in 2021 and confirm multiyear funding profiles at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 18/01/2021 17:46:36 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271185

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Research
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 UK Shared Prosperity Fund will match existing financial support for research infrastructure, skills programmes and research intensive businesses provided by European Structural and Investment Funds.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	130065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK.</p><p>Funding for the UKSPF will at least match receipts from EU structural funds, on average reaching around £1.5 billion per year. Its funding profile will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p>To help local areas prepare over 2021-22 for the introduction of the UKSPF, the Government will provide £220 million additional funding to support our communities to pilot programmes and new approaches.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 11/01/2021 18:38:33 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall previous answer version 72594 answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1258438

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
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	Business Rates: Coronavirus
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 3 December 2020 to Quesetion 122692 on Non-domestic Rates: Coronavirus, whether small businesses that do not pay business rents due in December 2020 can be evicted by their landlord in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	125239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that this is a very challenging time for everyone, and Covid-19 is having a significant impact on our businesses. That is why we have introduced temporary measures to further safeguard the high street and millions of jobs.</p><p>Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 provides for a moratorium on forfeitures of commercial leases due to the non-payment of rent accrued during the pandemic. Government has announced that it has now extended the measure for a final time by three months until 31 March 2021.</p><p>This means that until this date, landlords of commercial properties will not be able to evict tenants for not paying rent due after 23 March 2020.</p><p>The Government has published a voluntary Code of Practice to encourage constructive dialogue between tenants and landlords; and is clear that those tenants who can pay in full should do so, those who cannot should pay what they can, and those landlords who can grant concessions should do so. We will publish further guidance to support negotiations between landlords and tenants in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 09/12/2020 13:44:40 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1256657

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Business Rates: Coronavirus
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 small businesses that fail to pay business rents due in December 2020 can be evicted by their landlord during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	122692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Government recognises that this is a very challenging time for everyone, and Covid-19 is having a significant impact on our businesses. That is why we have introduced temporary new measures to further safeguard the high street and millions of jobs.</p><p>Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 provides for a moratorium on forfeitures of commercial leases due to the non-payment of rent accrued during the pandemic. This means that landlords of commercial properties will not have the option to evict tenants for not paying the rent that was due after 23 March 2020. Government has announced that it will extend the moratorium on forfeiture until the end of the year. The extension provides landlords and tenants with a further opportunity to come together to have these discussions and reach agreements on outstanding rent.</p><p>Government has also restricted landlords’ ability to seize goods in lieu of rent and protected tenants from insolvency measures including statutory demands and winding up petitions.  All these measures are currently in place until 31 December 2020. Government has published a voluntary Code of Practice to encourage constructive dialogue between tenants and landlords; and is clear that those tenants who can pay in full should do so, those who cannot should pay what they can, and those landlords who can grant concessions should do so.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/12/2020 17:57:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 66506 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1252222

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Remote Working: Coronavirus
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 support the Government is providing (a) directly and (b) through local government for shared workspaces during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	115652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Where work places are required to close due to national and local restrictions, up to £3,000 per four week period will be paid via local authorities to help with fixed business costs.</p><p>£1.1 billion in additional non-ringfenced funding is also being provided to local authorities in order to provide support to their wider business community in line with need in their area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 23/11/2020 15:39:04 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1251542

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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: Greenhouse Gas 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 guidance his Department has given to councils on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	114886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2020 answer text <p>A significant amount of support has been made available for councils to act on climate change, from heat networks to cycle paths to flood defences. The role of local authorities is both strategic and specific to projects within their area, and they are best placed to decide what measures are best aligned with local opportunities and needs. We will continue to work with councils to enable them to build back greener and better locally, through an effective planning framework and devolution. <br> <br> The Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have provided much guidance and significant funding to enable councils to deliver local action that meets the high level of local ambition. For example, the £1 billion Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme was launched last month to help public sector bodies fund energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation measures. This is part of the Chancellor’s ‘Plan for Jobs 2020’ commitment to support the UK’s economic recovery from COVID-19, supporting up to 30,000 skilled jobs in the low carbon and energy efficiency sectors.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 20/11/2020 14:25:21 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1244427

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Coal: 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, with reference to his recent decision to refuse planning permission for the coal mine at Druridge Bay, what assessment he has made of whether a coal mine can be carbon neutral; and what the evidential basis is for that assessment.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	105369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s conclusions on this case are fully set out in the decision letter of 8 September, which is available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcalled-in-decision-land-at-highthorn-widdrington-northumberland-ref-3158266-8-september-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPhil.Barber%40communities.gov.uk%7C5d9923cd3edc476b186508d8751b544e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637388107523871057%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=HjcWOwCfpgB7obMdXU2JfhGWgG23GfcyW8oTmBWeg2o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/called-in-decision-land-at-highthorn-widdrington-northumberland-ref-3158266-8-september-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/10/2020 14:56:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1230635

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	Research: 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 support for R&D will be made available through the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	84234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of local growth funding to places and people and is committed to creating the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to succeed European structural funds, providing vital investment in local economies, cutting out bureaucracy and levelling up those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind</p><p><br> The 2019 Conservative Manifesto committed to targeting the UK Shared Prosperity Fund at the UK’s specific needs, at a minimum matching the size of European structural funds in each nation. Final decisions on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will need to be made through a cross-Government Spending Review, and we will set out further plans for the fund in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 11/09/2020 12:19:11 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1222138

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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	Digital Technology: Infrastructure
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 £900 million for shovel ready projects will be spent on digital infrastructure in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	71051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Through the Getting Building Fund we are investing £900 million in a wide range of infrastructure projects to stimulate job creation, and support economic recovery. We have provided all Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships with a funding allocation and are working with them over the coming weeks to agree the projects which the Fund will support so that delivery can get underway as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 13/07/2020 12:31:16 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah