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794340

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	5G
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, ?Media and Sport on the national roll-out of 5G networks.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	115313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department is in regular contact with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the deployment of digital telecommunications infrastructure to support broadband and mobile connectivity, including the rollout of 5G.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/12/2017 13:23:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

794339

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Festivals and Special Occasions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department (a) provides funding for (b) monitors the effectiveness of (i) Holocaust Memorial Day, (ii) Black History Month and (ii) National Hate Crime awareness week.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	115312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government provided £1.15 million in 2017/18 to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust to deliver the UK Government's annual ceremony as well as local activities across the country. We also provided £25,000 in 2017/18 to Stop Hate UK to support National Hate Crime Awareness Week in October this year. We have provided no funding to Black History Month. The Department monitors the effectiveness of all projects for which we provide funding.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/12/2017 13:41:07 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795689

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	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	EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to undertake a public consultation before the launch of the Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department is planning to undertake a public consultation before the launch of the Shared Prosperity Fund.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 01/12/2017 13:22:33 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

794585

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has provided financial or material assistance to the Kids on the Green community group for the children affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	115558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department provided £1.1 million to the Community Core Costs Fund. This was set up to fund organisations providing immediate community support following the Grenfell Tower fire and was managed by London Funders. Kids on the Green were successful in their application. They received £10,000 to go towards the running costs for a play-based group operating from a local green space and the provision of targeted therapist support.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/12/2017 13:23:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

794369

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Housing: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2017, what the ratio is of average house price and average worker’s salary in the North East; and what the home ownership rate has been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	115342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics holds data on the ratio of average house prices to average worker's salaries. This can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/ratioofhousepricetoworkplacebasedearningslowerquartileandmedian" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/ratioofhousepricetoworkplacebasedearningslowerquartileandmedian</a></p><p>The home ownership rate for the North East since 2010 is shown below. Data on home ownership is not available below the regional level.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>owner occupiers as a proportion of all households</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DCLG, English Housing Survey.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/12/2017 14:09:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794433

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects the fair funding review for local government to be finalised.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	115406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>We are undertaking the Fair Funding Review to address concerns about the fairness of current funding distributions to local authorities. There have been widespread calls for a thorough, evidence-based Review, and we will deliver this.</p><p>It is important to get funding distributions right and we have been working closely with the Local Government Association and representatives from across local government to seek views on our approach and the target date for implementation. We will shortly be bringing forward a technical consultation on the Review in which we intend to provide further certainty regarding the timeline for this important work.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 115407 question first answered 01/12/2017 13:25:03 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

794434

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Local Government 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 plans he has to implement an up-to-date needs assessment for local authority area funding in the absence of the 100 per cent business rates retention scheme.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	115407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>We are undertaking the Fair Funding Review to address concerns about the fairness of current funding distributions to local authorities. There have been widespread calls for a thorough, evidence-based Review, and we will deliver this.</p><p>It is important to get funding distributions right and we have been working closely with the Local Government Association and representatives from across local government to seek views on our approach and the target date for implementation. We will shortly be bringing forward a technical consultation on the Review in which we intend to provide further certainty regarding the timeline for this important work.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 115406 question first answered 01/12/2017 13:25:03 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

794435

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Local Government 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 steps he is taking to provide funding agreements for local authorities that did not sign up to the four-year funding settlement in the belief that the 100 per cent retention scheme would be implemented.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	115408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities that did not sign up to the four-year settlement deal from 2016-17 will have their allocations confirmed on an annual basis. I expect to publish the provisional settlement for 2018-19 shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/12/2017 13:22:02 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

794294

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Local Government: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of English councils purchasing properties through (a) off-shore financial arrangements or (b) low tax regimes.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	115267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department does not collect this information. Local authorities are independent of central government and are responsible for managing their finances in line with the statutory framework. This includes appointing a properly qualified monitoring officer who is accountable for ensuring the council complies with applicable laws and regulations.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/12/2017 13:19:59 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

795696

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2017, how many more social housing units will be built in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	116050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister recently announced an additional £2 billion funding for affordable housing, including for social rent homes in areas of high affordability pressure. This has increased the Government’s Affordable Housing Programme 2016-21 budget to more than £9 billion and will deliver tens of thousands of new homes.</p><p>As the funding for social rent will be focused on areas with acute affordability challenges, the amount of funding given out will be dependent on the bids received.</p><p>My Department is also working on a social housing green paper that will consider the wider issues facing the sector.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 116049 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:10:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts