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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

794555

	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	Business Improvement Districts
	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 the (a) result and (b) turnout of businesses of each referendum conducted on proposals for a Business Improvement District in each of the last 3 years.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	115528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The outcome for each Business Improvement District ballot is published locally by the relevant ballot holder. The Government does not hold data on the result and turnout of ballots for Business Improvement Districts.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/11/2017 16:13:09 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

794550

	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	Business Improvement Districts
	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 the areas in which a feasibility study for a Business Improvement District has been conducted, in each of the last 3 years.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	115523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Since we launched the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) Loan Fund in October 2013, 24 areas have or are receiving loans of up to £50,000 each to help set up a BID. The 24 areas that have received or are receiving Loans are Abingdon, Altrincham, Bermondsey, Blyth, Burnley, Central Milton Keynes, Cheltenham, Eastbourne, Hastings, Heart of London, Hereford, Hexham, Leicester, Lifford, Litchfield, Minehead, Morpeth, Oxted, Poole, Purley, Runcorn, Sheffield, Watford, York. We do not allocate general funding to each BID in England or keep records of consultants working on BIDs.</p><p>The process of conducting feasibility studies for BIDs is a matter for local areas. We do not approve or allocate funding to those studies nor hold records of which areas have undertaken a feasibility study.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 115525 115527 question first answered 30/11/2017 16:16:13 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

794552

	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	Business Improvement Districts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which feasibility studies for a Business Improvement District have been (a) approved and (b) allocated funding in each of the last 3 years.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	115525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Since we launched the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) Loan Fund in October 2013, 24 areas have or are receiving loans of up to £50,000 each to help set up a BID. The 24 areas that have received or are receiving Loans are Abingdon, Altrincham, Bermondsey, Blyth, Burnley, Central Milton Keynes, Cheltenham, Eastbourne, Hastings, Heart of London, Hereford, Hexham, Leicester, Lifford, Litchfield, Minehead, Morpeth, Oxted, Poole, Purley, Runcorn, Sheffield, Watford, York. We do not allocate general funding to each BID in England or keep records of consultants working on BIDs.</p><p>The process of conducting feasibility studies for BIDs is a matter for local areas. We do not approve or allocate funding to those studies nor hold records of which areas have undertaken a feasibility study.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 115523 115527 question first answered 30/11/2017 16:16:13 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

794554

	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	Business Improvement Districts
	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 the funding allocated to each Business Improvement District and the consultant in receipt of that funding.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	115527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Since we launched the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) Loan Fund in October 2013, 24 areas have or are receiving loans of up to £50,000 each to help set up a BID. The 24 areas that have received or are receiving Loans are Abingdon, Altrincham, Bermondsey, Blyth, Burnley, Central Milton Keynes, Cheltenham, Eastbourne, Hastings, Heart of London, Hereford, Hexham, Leicester, Lifford, Litchfield, Minehead, Morpeth, Oxted, Poole, Purley, Runcorn, Sheffield, Watford, York. We do not allocate general funding to each BID in England or keep records of consultants working on BIDs.</p><p>The process of conducting feasibility studies for BIDs is a matter for local areas. We do not approve or allocate funding to those studies nor hold records of which areas have undertaken a feasibility study.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 115523 115525 question first answered 30/11/2017 16:16:13 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

790928

	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	Children: Social Services
	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 change in funding from her Department was for (a) Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, (b) Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, (c) Manchester City Council, (d) Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, (e) Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, (f) Salford City Council, (g) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, (h) Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, (i) Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council and (j) Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council for children's social care in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17 and (iv) 2017-18; and what the average reduction in local authority funding in England was for children's social care in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	113616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Full details of the councils' funding are detailed in the Local Government Finance Settlement, which is published on the Government's website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2017-to-2018</a></p><p>Funding for children's social care is not ring fenced because this allows local authorities, who are independent of central Government, to manage their budgets in line with local priorities. We believe it is important that councils are able to set the policy agenda and target spending to match.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 29/11/2017 16:47:30 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

794348

	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	Coastal Areas: Economic Growth
	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 support economic growth and job creation in Coastal Communities.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	115321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Under the Coastal Communities Fund we have funded 278 projects worth over £170 million across the UK. These are forecast to deliver over 18,000 jobs and generate £363 million in new visitor expenditure. Round 5 of the Fund opens in early 2018 and will provide a further opportunity for coastal communities to apply for grants to support jobs and growth in their area.</p><p>We have also provided £1.46 million to support 146 Coastal Community Teams along the English coast. The teams bring together the local authority, community and businesses to develop an Economic Plan to set out both short term and longer term priorities to enable their area to promote economic growth.</p><p>Local Growth Deals are also providing coastal Local Enterprise Partnerships with funding to promote economic growth and job creation in their coastal communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/11/2017 16:14:32 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	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

794588

	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 he has issued a directive to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to use some of its financial reserves to buy available residential accommodation for those made homeless by the Grenfell fire.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	115561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Our priority is ensuring that survivors from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk are provided with a permanent new home in social housing within one year of the fire. We are working closely with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) to support them to deliver this commitment.</p><p>RBKC has said that rehousing Grenfell survivors continues to be a priority and plan to spend an additional £155 million in capital funding on providing the homes needed. This is on top of the £80 million they have already reported spending on rehousing.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/12/2017 16:26:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

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