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1063746

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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	Public Lavatories: 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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities receive adequate funding to ensure that public toilets are sufficiently accessible for people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	222681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have discretion over the range of services they provide and will see their core spending power increase to £46.4 billion in 2019-20, a cash-increase of 2.8 per cent. To support the running of all public toilets, the Chancellor announced at Autumn Budget a new 100 per cent business rates relief for standalone public lavatories in England.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/02/2019 16:21:16 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

1063749

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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: Northamptonshire
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 request the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to undertake a structural review under Sections four to six of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 as part of considerations for new local government arrangements for Northamptonshire.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	222684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>We have recently undertaken the statutory consultation on the unitary proposal submitted by seven Northamptonshire councils, and my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, now intends as soon as practicable to decide whether, subject to Parliamentary approval, to implement that proposal. We do not therefore intend to make a request under section 4 of the 2007 Act for the Local Government Boundary Commission to advise on that proposal.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/02/2019 13:49:52 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1063753

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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	Unitary Councils
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 recent discussions he has had with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on establishing the optimum (a) size of electoral division and (b) number of elected councillors in each county division before the April 2020 vesting deadline for new unitary local authorities; and what the outcome was of those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	222688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>My officials meet regularly with officers of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England where a range of matters are discussed including the Government’s intentions for implementing proposals for new unitary councils. All such discussions are in the context of the Government’s clear recognition of the independence of the Commission and an appreciation of the Commission’s published guidance on electoral matters and its aim that electoral arrangements for councils should seek to be fair and deliver equality of representation for electors.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/02/2019 15:09:21 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1063762

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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: Reorganisation
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 assessment he has made of the effect that establishing the new unitary local government system will have on the equality of representation for electors.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	222697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>It is through the electoral reviews undertaken by the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England that there can be confidence about equality of representation for electors. Where new unitary councils are set up their electoral arrangements for the first election will be established either through a Commission’s electoral review, or if an early review is not practicable, provided for in the order creating the new council drawing on existing electoral arrangements established by the Commission for predecessor councils. In the latter case it is expected that the Commission would undertake a review for subsequent elections, particularly if it judged that equality of representation for electors was not being effectively delivered.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/02/2019 15:08:31 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1063800

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 215579, by what process those funds were allocated.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	222735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The funding referred to is part of a £40 million allocation of funding to increase local authorities’ capacity to plan and prepare for Brexit, split between 2018/19 and 2019/20. The funds were allocated on a flat rate basis such that every upper tier authority, lower tier authority and combined authority received the same amount. Unitary authorities received the sum of the upper and lower tier allocations. Funding was split evenly between the two years.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/02/2019 13:50:23 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1062095

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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	Housing: Students
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 recent assessment he has made of the effect on local authority finances of student accommodation being exempt from council tax and business rates.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	222032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Local Government Finance Settlement takes into account the impact of student exemptions on local authorities’ income in its funding distribution methodology. The way we allocate funding in future – including how to account for differences in ability to raise local taxes - is being considered by the review of relative needs and resources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/02/2019 13:46:23 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1056720

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Non-domestic Rates
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 the Government is taking in conjunction with local authorities to ensure that eligible businesses benefit from the forthcoming reduction in business rates as soon as that reduction comes into force.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	218341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with local authorities to implement the retail discount announced at the Budget. In November the Department issued guidance to local authorities and will be providing new burdens funding to meet the costs of implementation. MHCLG will shortly be writing to authorities to remind them of the need to grant the relief to eligible businesses from April 2019 and to do all they can to ensure that businesses are aware of the support available.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 13/02/2019 17:24:56 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1055804

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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 and Social Care Ombudsman
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 the Government is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the Local Government Ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	217539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government acts as the sponsor Department for the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO)</p><p><br> Governance arrangements are set out in a publicly-available Framework Document (<a href="https://www.lgo.org.uk/information-centre/about-us/others-we-work-with" target="_blank">https://www.lgo.org.uk/information-centre/about-us/others-we-work-with</a>) and include quarterly Accounting Officer meetings, chaired by the Department’s Senior Sponsor and attended by the LGSCO’s Chief Executive, that cover performance, risk, finance and other key issues</p><p><br> The Ombudsman is independent of Government in all matters relating to the investigation, determination, reporting and remedy of complaints.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 11/02/2019 17:10:10 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1055919

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Non-domestic Rates
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 estimate he has made of the amount that he (a) has allocated and (b) will allocate to each local authority area from the £10 billion of business rates support.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	217583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a range of business rates reforms and measures in England estimated to be worth over £13 billion between 2019-20 and 2023-24. It is not possible to accurately estimate support at a local authority level.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 11/02/2019 17:11:37 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

1055926

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Noise
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 environmental health staff with responsibility for dealing with noise nuisance were employed in local authorities in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	217475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are independent entities and the Government has no role in any such workforce or business planning issues.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 11/02/2019 17:05:07 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn