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347024

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to devolve powers to people resident in (a) West Lancashire and (b) Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has introduced the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill that will enable the devolution of powers to local areas to drive economic growth. The Government welcomes proposals for increased powers and greater freedoms to maximise economic growth from all parts of the country and I met with the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership on Friday 3 July to hear how this opportunity can build on the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal and Lancashire Growth Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/07/2015 14:31:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

347029

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what per capita revenue contribution is made to (a) Scotland and (b) each region of England for the running of public services.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>The Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) published in November 2014, provides country and regional level splits of identifiable public expenditure over a five-year outturn period from 2009-10 to 2013-14 and is available using the link below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table A.2 supplies information on ‘total identifiable expenditure on services’ on a per head basis. This table includes figures for Scotland and each region of England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/06/2015 13:37:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

347033

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mayors: Liverpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public consultations his Department has conducted on the subject of mayors in Liverpool since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>There has been one public consultation, “What can a mayor do for your city?”, seeking views from 12 major English cities including Liverpool. The consultation together with the Government’s response can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/what-can-a-mayor-do-for-your-city--3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/what-can-a-mayor-do-for-your-city--3</a></p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 05/06/2015 13:19:52 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

347067

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Exchequer's per annum and per capita revenue contribution, excluding welfare payments, to Greater Manchester City Region (a) was in each of the last three years and (b) will be in each of the three years following implementation of the agreement between that city region and the Government.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>With regard to contributions over the last three years, the annual determination of funding to local government is set out in the local government finance settlement which is laid before the house and published on GOV.UK each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The final settlement for 2015/16, including the settlement for each local authority, can be found online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Determinations for future years will be set as part of the spending review process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Population estimates for Greater Manchester are provided by the ONS which can be found at the following website: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Population+Estimates" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Population+Estimates</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With regards to future years, on 3 November 2014, the Government signed an historic deal with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, whereby Greater Manchester will create the first directly elected metro-wide Mayor outside of London with control of a reformed earn back deal totalling £900 million over 30 years and control of a £300 million housing investment fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Greater Manchester Combined Authority will also be given new powers to support business growth, skills and employment, transport, and planning. In February, GM and NHS England also agreed to arrangements which will bring together £6bn of NHS and social care budgets so that joint planning of these services can deliver better care for patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government also announced at Budget 2015 that it will, subject to the formal approval of GMCA, pilot a scheme in Greater Manchester and Cheshire East to enable the retention of 100% of any additional business rate growth, starting in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/06/2015 15:48:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

347069

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to devolve powers from central government to people resident in county council areas.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government will empower the towns and counties of this country by extending the City Deal programme we ran in the last Parliament to cover counties and towns too. I look forward to discussing proposals from councils and Local Enterprise Partnerships that build on their strengths.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 30/06/2015 12:44:25 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

347071

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mayors: Liverpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what dates and occasions Ministers or other representatives of his Department met the Mayor of Liverpool in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings and those of the Permanent Secretary with external organisations are published on-line here: <br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dclg-permanent-secretary-data-2014#history" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dclg-permanent-secretary-data-2014#history</strong></a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 04/06/2015 13:46:08 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh