Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1256225

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	West Midlands Combined Authority: Borrowing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the borrowing capacity of the West Midlands Combined Authority is and what portion of this capacity has been used.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	121800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury agreed debt caps with several Mayoral Combined Authorities in 2018. These caps place a limit on long-term external debt in each financial year, and for the West Midlands this cap is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WMCA long-term external debt</p></td><td><p>546,744,807</p></td><td><p>783,049,523</p></td><td><p>1,041,974,844</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures published by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government detail outstanding debt on a quarterly basis for each local authority and combined authority. This is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-local-government-finance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-local-government-finance</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 07/12/2020 16:25:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1256226

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trams: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will approve the business case for the East Birmingham tram.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	121801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Transport for the West Midlands (part of the West Midlands Combined Authority) has recently confirmed that the East Birmingham to Solihull tram extension scheme is in development, and it is for them to develop a business case.</p><p> </p><p>As announced at 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 22/23, including West Midlands Combined Authority area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 07/12/2020 12:32:17 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1256227

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been allocated through the (a) Small Business Grant Fund, (b) Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and (c) Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund by region.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	121802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Separate data is not held for the Small Business Grant Fund and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund. The data for these schemes have been grouped together.</p><p>• East Midlands: local authorities distributed over £911 million from the Small Business Grant Fund (SBGF) and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF). They also allocated over £47 million to businesses from the Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund (LADGF). <br>• East of England: local authorities distributed over £1.1 billion from the SBGF and RHLGF. They also allocated over £59 million from the LADGF</p><p>• London: local authorities distributed over £1.6 billion from the SBGF and RHLGF. They also allocated over £79 million from the LADGF</p><p>• North East: local authorities distributed over £512 million from the SBGF and RHLGF. They also allocated over £25 million from the LADGF</p><p>• North West: local authorities distributed over £1.5 billion from the SBGF and RHLGF. They also allocated over £77 million from the LADGDF</p><p>• South East: local authorities distributed over £1.6 billion from the SBGF and RHLGF. They also allocated over £82 million from the LADGF</p><p>• South West: local authorities distributed over £1.3 billion from the SBGF and RHLGF. They also allocated over £73 million from the LADGF</p><p>• West Midlands: local authorities distributed over £1.1 billion from the SBGF and RHLGF. They also allocated over £56 million from the LADGF</p><p>• Yorkshire and the Humber: local authorities distributed over £1.2 billion from the SBGF and RHLGF. They also allocated over £60 million from the LADGF.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2020 14:58:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1256233

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to section 2.7 of the Spending Review 2020, how many public sector employees will be affected by the pause in pay awards in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	121803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The government expects there will be around 1.3m public sector employees in direct scope of the temporary pause in pay uplifts. This is the sum of the workforces for which central government is responsible for setting pay.</p><p>Within this number, those earning less than £24,000 on a full-time equivalent basis will still receive a pay rise, of at least £250.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 07/12/2020 16:27:20 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1256234

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Restart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to section 2.9 of of the Spending Review 2020, if she publish the value of the average job subsidy in the Restart programme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	121804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The chancellor announced at Spending Review £2.9bn for three years of referrals to Restart. Restart will provide intensive, tailored employment support to help over 1 million people back towards sustained employment.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no job subsidies paid as part of the Restart programme. Further detail on the scheme will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/12/2020 16:03:03 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1256236

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Kickstart Scheme: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs have been created by the Kickstart programme in the West Midlands Combined Authority area.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	121805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>So far applications from Gateways and employers covering 32,113 jobs have been approved.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently finalising our MI data at a local level and we will be able to provide further information such as regional figures early in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/12/2020 17:08:43 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1256240

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
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: 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 estimates he made of the costs incurred by English local authorities in responding to the covid-19 outbreak when preparing the 2020 spending review.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	121806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we have worked closely with local authorities to understand the pressures they are facing. Local authorities have completed monitoring returns to assess the impact the pandemic is having on their finances which shows that the estimated additional expenditure up to the end of October 2020 is £4 billion. Based on this, we have allocated £7.2 billion directly to local authorities, with £4.6 billion of this being unringfenced money for authorities to spend how they see fit. <br> <br> Furthermore, at the Spending Review on 25 November, the Chancellor announced estimated funding of around £3 billion of additional support for Covid-19 pressures next year. The Chancellor also confirmed that Core Spending Power is forecast to rise by 4.5 per cent in cash terms in 2021-22 - a real terms increase. This package means local authorities will be able to access an estimated additional £2.2 billion to support Adult and Children’s Social Care and to maintain universal services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 08/12/2020 15:09:05 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1256241

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Investment: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to section 4.1 of the 2020 spending review, what the value is of the accelerated capital spending projects awarded within the West Midlands Combined Authority area.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	121807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>In June this year, the Prime Minister announced that the Government would accelerate over £5 billion of infrastructure projects. When taken together with the Plan for Jobs, this means that Government is accelerating £8.6 billion of capital spending.</p><p> </p><p>This accelerated capital spending includes the £900m Getting Building Fund, from which West Midlands Combined Authority received an allocation of £66 million. The funding will support projects such as the University Station development, the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre, and the Precision Health Technology Accelerator.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 07/12/2020 16:26:16 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1254103

registered interest
date	20/11/2020
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	Towns 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, what awards have been made from the Towns Fund; to which projects those awards have been made; and what the value is of each such grant awarded.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	118493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>On 27 October, we announced the first seven offers of Town Deals, worth almost £180 million in total, for Barrow-in-Furness, Blackpool, Darlington, Norwich, Peterborough, Torquay and Warrington. These landmark deals will see millions invested in projects across the country including updating Blackpool’s famous Illuminations for a return to tourism, the modernisation of Torquay town centre and plans for low carbon-living in Peterborough.</p><p>In September, we announced accelerated funding for all 101 towns selected to work with Government to develop a Town Deal. This was to support capital projects that would help them address the immediate impacts of Covid-19. Each town received a grant of £500,000, £750,000 or £1 million, depending on population size. This funding is supporting a range of projects including new green spaces, pop-up business spaces and walking and cycling routes. Further details of the accelerated funding are also here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2F80-million-boost-to-towns&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cc4132964e81942ab5b4308d8951149f6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637423248769891203%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=NBkkgqb6KNUhd00yoSItcsqP5NdrqYKm1so%2F1W8uevU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/80-million-boost-to-towns</a>.</p><p>Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/11/2020 15:12:53 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1250398

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Culture Recovery Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been awarded under the Culture Recovery Fund, by region.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	113499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2020 answer text <p>While over £500m from the Culture Recovery Fund has been allocated, some capital elements are still being allocated, and many applications are still being processed.</p><p>However, across heritage and arts recovery grant awards made to date (11 Nov), the regional breakdown is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>No. of awards</p></td><td><p>Total Awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>£22,454,843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>£62,663,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>£43,099,069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>£29,701,256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>£45,502,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>£34,531,071</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>752</p></td><td><p>£155,917,286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>£62,615,121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>£50,529,933</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Out of England*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£254,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>2664</p></td><td><p>£507,268,849</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*based on applicant postcode</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/11/2020 15:55:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne