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1132558

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for fire and rescue services.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	265493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work. In 2019/2020, fire and rescue services will receive approximately £2.3bn and funding from 2020/21 will form part of forthcoming Spending Review negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/06/2019 16:26:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1035313

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Fire and Rescue Services: 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, if he will ensure that future funding settlements for fire and rescue services take account of geographical differences in council tax revenue.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	205265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>We are reviewing local authorities’ relative needs and resources to take a fresh look at how to fund services, including fire and rescue services, at future funding settlements.</p><p>As part of this, the Government believes that it remains important to continue to take account of local authorities’ relative ability to raise resources, including council tax, when allocating funding.</p><p>Our December 2018 consultation sets out proposals for measuring local authority need, options for a resources adjustment and principles for potential transition arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 09/01/2019 14:39:31 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1035314

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set a timescale for reinstating capital funding for fire and rescue services.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	205266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>All future funding requirements for fire and rescue services will be considered as part of the 2019 Spending Review.</p><p>In 2019/2020, fire and rescue services will receive approximately £2.3bn in funding. It is the responsibility of each fire and rescue service to determine how best to allocate its resources effectively, including meeting any capital requirements.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/01/2019 17:42:24 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

994260

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the year on year changes to central government grants to the UK Fire and Rescue service in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	183278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Overall Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) will receive around £2.3 billion in 2018/19. Single purpose FRAs will see an increase in core spending power of 1.2% in cash terms in 2018/19 and an overall increase of 0.3% from 2015/16 to 2019/20.</p><p>Financial reserves held by single purpose FRAs increased by 80% to £545 million between 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2018. This is equivalent to 42% of their core spending power.</p><p>As fire services are devolved, these figures apply to England only.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/10/2018 12:00:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

928691

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for fire and rescue services.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	156428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work. Overall fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.3 billion in 2018/19.</p><p>Single purpose fire and rescue authorities will see an increase in core spending power of 1.2% in cash terms in 2018/19, and an overall increase of 0.3% from 2015/16 to 2019/20. Financial reserves held by single purpose FRAs increased by 88% to £615 million between 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2017. This is equivalent to 45% of their core spending power</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/06/2018 12:29:24 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

924109

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what proportion of each fire authority's financial reserves is (a) earmarked expenditure and (b) unearmarked expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	153925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) publishes reserves data for fire and rescue authorities. This data includes both ‘unallocated financial reserves’ and ‘earmarked financial reserves’ These can be found by following the link below.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/06/2018 16:31:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

902184

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the fire service is adequately funded.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	143149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work. Overall fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.3 billion in 2018/19.</p><p>Single purpose fire and rescue authorities will see an increase in core spending power of 1.2% in cash terms in 2018/19, and an overall increase of 0.3% from 2015/16 to 2019/20. Financial reserves held by single purpose FRAs increased by 88% to £615 million between 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2017. This is equivalent to 45% of their core spending power.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/05/2018 14:54:18 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

772250

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the level of financial reserves held by fire authorities.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	108234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>At March 2016, standalone Fire Authorities held reserves of £602m. This is an increase of 153% since March 2010, and represents 43% of core spending power in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government collects and publishes data on revenue expenditure and financing of local authorities in England, including financial reserve levels. Final outturn information for 2015/16 can be found on the Government website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2015-to-2016-individual-local-authority-data-outturn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2015-to-2016-individual-local-authority-data-outturn</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/10/2017 15:37:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

751702

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish allocations as part of the Local Government Settlement for the central grant for metropolitan and combined fire authorities in England over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>As part of the Local Government Finance Settlement, central grant allocations for both stand alone and combined fire authorities for 2018-19 and 2019-20 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593187/Supporting_table_Key_information_for_local_authorities.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593187/Supporting_table_Key_information_for_local_authorities.xlsx</a></p><p>Grant allocations beyond 2019-20 will be subject to a future spending review.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/07/2017 15:51:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

750758

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the per capita funding was to each (a) combined and (b) local authority fire authority; and whether such funding to local authorities is provided as a discrete budget.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	4427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Core Spending Power is the Government’s preferred measure of local authority income as it is a broader measure of the resources available to a local authority including income that can be raised locally. This data can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593183/Core_Spending_Power_summary_including_per_dwelling.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593183/Core_Spending_Power_summary_including_per_dwelling.xlsx</a></p><p>The Department does not publish core spending power on a per capita basis but does publish core spending power per dwelling, which is available at the same link.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 19/07/2017 14:35:28 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely