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947028

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	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	Academies: Sports
	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 processes are in place for local authorities to ensure that Academy schools sports facilities can be accessed by third party individuals or organisations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	167127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>We are keen to ensure that sports facilities owned by schools and colleges are used as effectively as possible and are available to a broad range of community sports groups. That is why we have ensured that the school Governance Handbook highlights Sport England's publication 'Use Our School', which provides guidance to schools on how to maximise the use of their facilities.</p><p>The Use our School guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/facilities-planning/use-our-school/" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/facilities-planning/use-our-school/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/09/2018 12:10:55 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

910194

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes: Disability
	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 the Government provides guidance on the length of time for which local authorities can backdate claims for severely mentally impaired discount.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	147324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for taking decisions on the eligibility of claims for the council tax disregard for those with a severe mental impairment (SMI). It is for each authority to consider, on the basis of the claim submitted, whether there are grounds for the claim to be backdated and, if so, for how long.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/06/2018 15:20:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

909538

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	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	Council Tax Reduction Schemes: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many severely mentally impaired discounts have been given by each local authority in England (a) in total and (b) per head of head of population in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	146731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>A Class U exemption from council tax is given where a dwelling is occupied only by a person, or persons, who is or are severely mentally impaired and would otherwise be liable to pay the council tax or is occupied only by one or more severely mentally impaired persons and one or more students, students' foreign spouses and school or college leavers.</p><p>The number of Class U exemptions for council tax given by each local authority in the past three years can be found in the following links</p><p><br>2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679743/LA_Drop_down_2017_web__rev_.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679743/LA_Drop_down_2017_web__rev_.xlsx</a></p><p>2016: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587691/LA_Drop_down_-_revised_Jan.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587691/LA_Drop_down_-_revised_Jan.xlsx</a></p><p>2015: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505139/CTB_Form_October_2015-_drop_down_-_revised_Feb_2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505139/CTB_Form_October_2015-_drop_down_-_revised_Feb_2016.xlsx</a></p><p>As the figures are given for the number of dwellings, it is not appropriate to calculate it on a per head basis.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/06/2018 11:35:55 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

819107

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	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	English Language: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Casey Report of December 2016, what plans the Government has to improve the provision of English as a second language courses.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	121784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The manifesto committed the Government to bring forward a new integration strategy, which will include proposals to teach more people to speak English. We are working closely with other government Departments, including the Department for Education, in preparing the integration strategy, which we will publish for consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 121558 question first answered 16/01/2018 17:57:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

939878

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	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 Council Tax Support Schemes Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the recommendations contained in the report from Mr Eric Ollerenshaw on Review of local council tax support schemes, published in March 2016, if he will commission research into the effect of local council tax support schemes on the budgets of other welfare programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	163509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to commission research on the effect of council tax support schemes on the budgets of other welfare programmes. The Government published a formal response to Eric Ollerenshaw's review of local council tax support schemes in January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/07/2018 13:55:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 70158 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1045910

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Local Government 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 publish the level of reserves held by each local authority in (a) absolute terms and and (b) as a proportion of revenue spending at the end of each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	211099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG collects and publishes budget and outturn data from all local authorities annually. This published data allows anyone to see absolute reserves levels and to also calculate reserves as a proportion of revenue spending both at individual local authority and sector wide levels. The measure of reserves that is most commonly referred to is non ring-fenced reserves which can be found in cells 915 &amp; 916. The level of spend that is most commonly used is net service expenditure which can be found in cell 805. A web link to the GOV.UK website where this information is published is provided here: <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><p><br> The Department also publishes a report alongside each data release that provides expenditure and reserves data at both a sector and class of local authority level. A web link to the report for the 2017/18 financial year is provided here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756323/2017-18_RO_Final_Outturn_Statistical_Release.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756323/2017-18_RO_Final_Outturn_Statistical_Release.pdf.</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 28/01/2019 17:01:13 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

838501

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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 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, with reference to the section 114 notice brought in by Northamptonshire County Council, what assessment he has made of whether other local authorities face similar financial risks in (a) the 2017-18 financial year and (b) 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	127321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are independent of central government, and circumstances within an individual authority can change. Every statutory finance officer within each council must make their own determination whether to act to restrain unaffordable spending if they deem the situation requires it.</p><p>However, the Department constantly reviews the challenges facing the sector and individual authorities. In our discussions with councils during the consultation on the provisional finance settlement no authorities have raised concerns of this kind.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/02/2018 11:39:52 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

838502

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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 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, what discussions he has had with the Local Government Association on whether any other local authorities have had similar problems to those which led Northamptonshire to issue a section 114 notice.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	127322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials at the Department have regular and ongoing contact with the Local Government Association about issues facing the sector as a whole, as well as challenges facing individual authorities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/02/2018 12:41:12 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

947026

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	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	Playing Fields
	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 statutory or non-statutory guidance is issued by his Department to local authorities on the process of asset transferring playing pitches to community sports clubs; if he will place a copy of such guidance in the Library; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	167125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>My Department has not published guidance specifically for local authorities on the process of asset transferring of playing pitches to community sports clubs. However, we have developed over the years a series of guidance and resources to support local authorities and community groups through the process of asset transfer, management and ownership of important community assets such as local sport facilities. The <a href="http://www.mycommunity.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.mycommunity.org.uk/</a> website holds a wealth of resources on asset transfer and includes a legal process map: <a href="https://mycommunity.org.uk/resources/community-asset-transfer-legal-process-map/" target="_blank">https://mycommunity.org.uk/resources/community-asset-transfer-legal-process-map/</a> and case studies to help local authorities and community groups navigate through complex issues. A useful case study of the transfer of Mitcham Cricket Green can be found at: <a href="https://mycommunity.org.uk/case_study/mitcham-cricket-green-conservation-area-conducting-asset-transfers-in-difficult-private-ownership/" target="_blank">https://mycommunity.org.uk/case_study/mitcham-cricket-green-conservation-area-conducting-asset-transfers-in-difficult-private-ownership/</a>.</p><p>Sport England also publishes non-statutory guidance on how organisations can undertake community asset transfer. Guidance and a toolkit can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/facilities-planning/community-asset-transfer/about/" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/facilities-planning/community-asset-transfer/about/</a>. Sport England’s asset transfer toolkit provides information on six areas:</p><ol><li>Understanding Asset Transfer</li><li>Getting Started</li><li>Getting Transfer Ready</li><li>Taking a Stake in an Asset</li><li>Property Development</li><li>Premises Management</li></ol><p>This toolkit complements the free guidance on Sport England’s Club Matters website which is designed for community sports clubs which may be looking at asset transfer for their own club’s development. Please visit: <a href="http://www.sportenglandclubmatters.com/club-planning/planning/facilities/community-assets-guidance/" target="_blank">http://www.sportenglandclubmatters.com/club-planning/planning/facilities/community-assets-guidance/.</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/09/2018 12:15:20 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

947029

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	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	Playing Fields
	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 information his Department holds on the number of playing pitches in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	167128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Sport England's Active Places Power database is a national sports facility database launched by Sport England in 2004 following recommendations from the 2002 Cabinet Office publication ‘<em>Game Plan’. </em>The database supports the planning of facility provision at both national and local levels, to ensure facilities are provided in the right location. The database provides information on facility types and ownership, and currently holds data on just under 40,000 sites at which over 150,000 facilities are located.</p><p>There are 15 different facility types identified in the database – Sports Halls, Swimming Pools, Artificial Grass Pitches, Cycling, Athletics Tracks, Golf, Grass Pitches, Health &amp; Fitness Suites, Indoor Bowls, Indoor Tennis Centres, Tennis Courts, Squash Courts, Studios, Ice Rinks, Ski Slopes.</p><p>The data collected for each site includes information about the facility type, location, size, year built, ownership, management, accessibility, operational status (both open and closed), opening times, amongst other details.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/09/2018 14:32:54 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts