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1288956

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he is making on plans for the safe return of students on heavily vocational BTEC courses to colleges.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	157331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>To support the return to college of all students from 8 March, the department has worked closely with Public Health England to develop and refresh the system of controls for education settings to reduce and mitigate the risk of transmission of COVID-19. New measures include asymptomatic testing and recommending the increased use of face coverings.</p><p>In addition, to prepare for return, colleges should update their risk assessments and ensure they are implementing the system of controls, this includes assessing the risks particular to their setting and provision.</p><p>For those students whose courses are more vocational in nature (for example, for courses that require close contact, require access to specialist equipment or are taught in non-traditional classroom environments such as workshops), the further education COVID-19 guidance sets out additional steps and considerations colleges can take, details of which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-further-education-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-further-education-provision</a>. Colleges are advised to put greater emphasis on the other measures outlined in the systems of controls, such as increased use of face coverings, increased ventilation, in addition to the use of screens or barriers and follow the relevant working safely during COVID-19 guidance to reduce the risk of transmission, details of the guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 03/03/2021 11:55:02 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1288957

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Musicians: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of covid-19 on self-employed musicians.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	157332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant challenge the current pandemic poses to many individuals and freelancers working in the music industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has carried out an assessment of access to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) for individuals’ working in the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Sector:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>For SEISS round 1: 76,000 individuals given an average of £2,700</p></li><li><p>For SEISS round 2: 72,000 individuals given an average of £2,400</p></li><li><p>For SEISS round 3: 66,000 individuals given £2,700</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are working very hard to help freelancers in those sectors access support, including through the Self Employment Income Support Scheme and funding from Arts Council England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has and will continue to look for ways to improve the Self Employment Income Support Scheme grant and existing support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/03/2021 09:35:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1288960

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Gyms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on public health of the closure of gyms as a result of covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	157333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government considers the impact restrictions may have on public health.</p><p>Whilst we recognise that exercise is important for people’s mental and physical health, gyms are high risk settings for spreading COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/03/2021 09:20:28 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1288094

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Rugby: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support the Government plans to provide to rugby league clubs to ensure the safe return of local sport following the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	156627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>To date, the government has provided an unprecedented £300 million Sport Winter Survival Package to give a lifeline to organisations that would otherwise not survive the winter as a result of the restriction on spectators announced from 1 October. This included a provisional allocation of £12 million to support rugby league which is in addition to the £16 million cash injection government announced in May 2020 to safeguard the immediate future of the sport for the communities it serves.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Furthermore, rugby league clubs will have benefitted from the £220m of National Lottery and Exchequer funding committed by Sport England since March 2020 to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic. This sector support was recently boosted by an extra £50million to help grassroots sports clubs and organisations as part of Sport England’s new strategy Uniting the Movement. Further details of Sport England funding including the organisations that have benefited can be found at: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/why-were-here" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/why-were-here</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/02/2021 11:03:05 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1286902

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Wigan Council: 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 the cumulative total is of Government funding in response to covid-19 that has been provided to Wigan Council.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	154622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 26 February 2021 to question 153417.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 01/03/2021 15:21:25 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1287123

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 20,000 police officers recruited as part of the national campaign will be recruited to Greater Manchester Police.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	155462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the number of police officers by 20,000 by March 2023.</p><p>As at 31 December 2020, 6,620 additional officers had been recruited in England and Wales as a result of the Police Uplift Programme with Greater Manchester Police having recruited an additional 266 additional officers against the force’s year one allocation of 347.</p><p>For year 2 of the Programme, Greater Manchester has an uplift allocation of 325 police officers to be recruited by March 2022.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/03/2021 15:19:01 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1287462

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Derelict Land: Property Development
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 his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities prioritise the development of brown field sites over green belt and green field sites.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	155463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework expects local authorities to prioritise brownfield land for development wherever possible. Local authorities are best placed to assess the potential of individual sites, and each authority is required to publish a register of its developable brownfield suitable for new homes.</p><p>Brownfield redevelopment is supported by funding including the £4.1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund, the £400 million Brownfield Fund, and the Home Building Fund, which had a £450 million funding boost last year taking the total to £4.95 billion. In addition, details of the new Brownfield Land Release Fund, which will unlock brownfield sites and release serviced plots on local authority owned land, will be announced shortly.</p><p>Consultation on the White Paper <em>Planning for the Future</em> closed on 29 October 2020. My Department is undertaking further detailed policy development on individual elements of the reform proposals. However, we have made clear that local authorities would still have responsibility for protecting the Green Belt and other valued greenfield land.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 01/03/2021 14:40:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1287463

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways and Rapid Transit Systems: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding opportunities he plans to make available for investment in rail and light rail improvements.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	155464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>As part of the Spending Round in 2020 over £2 billion of funding has been confirmed in 2021-22 for rail services, which builds on the estimated £12.8 billion of support for transport services that the government has already committed to provide in 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the levelling-up agenda, the Government announced in January 2020 that it has pledged £500 million for the Restoring Your Railway Programme to start reopening lines and stations, regenerating local economies and improving access to jobs, homes and education.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2019 and 2024, approximately £38 billion has been allocated for investment in operations, maintenance and renewals of the rail network, of which around £20 billion is for Network Rail’s renewals programme.</p><p> </p><p>To date, the Government has announced over £150 million of emergency grant funding to support the Light Rail sector. This funding has ensured that light rail services continue to run throughout the pandemic, enabling essential journeys such as those made by NHS staff and other key workers.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the 2020 Budget and confirmed in the Spending Review, the government is investing £4.2 billion in the transport networks of eight city regions across England from 2022, including Greater Manchester. These intra-city transport settlements will be based on plans put forward by city regions and could be used to fund light rail improvements.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Transforming Cities Fund is a £2.5 billion fund focused on public and sustainable transport infrastructure. It is currently providing funding for light rail improvements in some cities, including Greater Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 25/02/2021 13:32:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1286313

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
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	Wigan Council: 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 the cumulative total is of covid-19 related funding allocated to Wigan Council.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	153417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>Wigan Council has so far received almost £28 million of emergency grant funding since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of its share of the £4.6 billion of unringfenced support to councils across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Wigan has also received £9.3 million through the Contain Outbreak Management Fund, £5.7 million through the Infection Control Fund, £3.1 million via the sales, fees and charges income support scheme and £1.1 million via the Covid Winter Grant Scheme. This additional £19.2 million of support alongside almost £3 million of other grant funding to Wigan comes to a cumulative total of £50.1 million of funding since the start of the Pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Wigan Council will receive over £9 million in unringfenced funding to address the impacts of COVID-19 in the next financial year. This is alongside an increase in settlement Core Spending Power up to over £11 million.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Source of COVID-19 Support</p></td><td><p>Allocated to Wigan (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total COVID-19 Additional Funding for LAs for 2020/21 (£m)</p></td><td><p>28.0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Further Direct Support - 20/21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COMF - Test and Trace Service Support Grant (£m)</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COMF - Additional Surge Funding (£m)</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASC Infection Control Fund(Round 1 and 2)(£m)</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASC Workforce Capacity Fund (£m)</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASC Rapid Testing Fund (£m)</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) Funding (£m)</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compliance and Enforcement Grant (£m)</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reopening High Streets Safely Fund (£m)</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Provisional Rough Sleeping emergency funding (£m)</p></td><td><p>0.006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Next Steps Accommodation Programme (NSAP) (£m)</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Emergency Assistance Grant for Food and Essential Supplies (£m)</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP Covid Winter Grant Scheme (£m)</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sales, Fees and Charges Compensation Scheme (£m)</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total direct COVID-19 funding for Wigan for 2020/21 (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Settlement </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual Change (£m)</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual Change (%)</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>21/22 Funding</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional Unringfenced Tranche Funding for 2021/22</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 26/02/2021 14:19:58 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1274235

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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	Future High Streets Fund: Leigh
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 received applications from Wigan council for funding from the Future High Streets Fund for projects in Leigh constituency.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	134258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>I was pleased to announce on 26 December that Wigan was successful in securing a provisional offer of £16.6 million from the Future High Streets Fund. This will support Wigan Council deliver a much-needed boost to Wigan Town Centre at this challenging time and has the potential to benefit the wider Wigan area, including in Leigh.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 14/01/2021 13:39:48 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy