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1177504

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Stronger 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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2020 to Question HL118 on the Stronger Towns Fund, if he will publish the (a) qualitative indicators and (b) quantitative indicators that formed the basis of the robust selection methodology used to choose the 100 towns.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	14834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is not able to publish the full selection methodology at this time as it includes information that relates to the formulation and development of government policy which is still live and ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 13/02/2020 12:02:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1176005

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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: Devolution
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 the timetable is for the publication of the White Paper on English devolution.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	12269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The manifesto committed to publishing an English Devolution White Paper in 2020. The Government is committed to empowering local places to drive local economic growth. The Queen’s Speech reconfirmed the Government’s commitment to an English Devolution White Paper, further details on which will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 10/02/2020 16:57:28 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1175811

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Floods
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 progress on recovery of communities affected by flooding in November 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	900655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been supporting local authorities from the outset of the November flooding. The Flood Recovery Framework was swiftly activated, to ensure that local authorities could implement local recovery schemes. In partnership with BEIS, the framework provides funding for local authorities to help affected residents and businesses to recover from the flooding, as well as reimbursements to local authorities for providing 100 per cent council tax and business rates to these affected properties.</p><p>The Government also committed to matching up to £1 million of funds raised by the South Yorkshire Flood Disaster Relief Appeal Fund. We have pledged a further £300,000 of match-funding for other eligible areas affected by recent flooding, where the Flood Recovery Framework has been activated.</p><p>Government continues to engage with local partners to wholly understand the local situation and provide adequate support.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 06/02/2020 14:13:05 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1175057

registered interest
date	31/01/2020
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	Future High Streets Fund: Putney
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 Putney town centre is on his shortlist to receive funding under the Future High Streets Fund.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	10774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>Putney Town Centre is one of the high streets that have been shortlisted for the first round of the Future High Streets Fund. Shortlisted high streets will now produce detailed business cases for investment proposals to renew and reshape town centres and high streets in a way that improves experience, drives growth and ensures future sustainability. Wandsworth Borough Council has received £150,000 in revenue funding to support them to develop their plans in more detail. A final decision on which places will receive capital funding will be determined following a thorough assessment of value for money of each places’ business case, in accordance with HM Treasury’s Green Book appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/02/2020 11:48:11 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1174983

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reviews
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 titles of the reviews that his Department is undertaking.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	10303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department is currently undertaking reviews in the following areas:</p><ul><li>The quality and effectiveness of the audit and financial reporting of local authorities in England, led by Sir Tony Redmond;</li><li>How Government can best engage with faith communities, led by Colin Bloom;</li><li>Antisemitism, led by Lord Mann; and</li><li>Fair funding Review for how funding is allocated and redistributed between local authorities.</li></ul><p>The Department has also recently undertaken a number of significant reviews. This includes Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, which the Government has committed to taking forward its recommendations. The Building Better Building Beautiful Commission also recently published its final report, which can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fliving-with-beauty-report-of-the-building-better-building-beautiful-commission&amp;data=02%7C01%7CTom.Goose%40communities.gov.uk%7C86bda9cd141a43b0e1a008d7a8c5c392%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637163439646567560&amp;sdata=sCqTaLs8v7ElvExHcNOebQk0YrYWp8Udy3GDdaVwJzA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/living-with-beauty-report-of-the-building-better-building-beautiful-commission</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/02/2020 16:24:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1174021

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Apprentices
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 proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	9045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>As of 31 December 2019, there were 53 apprentices in The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This is 2.3 per cent of the total staff employed within the Department.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/02/2020 16:24:08 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1172969

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	Housing: Construction
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 much funding has been allocated from the public purse to the West Midlands Combined Authority for home building since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	7118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In March 2018, the Government agreed a housing package with the West Midlands Combined Authority, to deliver 215,000 homes in the West Midlands by 2030/31, and committed to back that ambition through a Land Fund of up to £100 million. Funding is transferred to the West Midlands Combined Authority when key milestones are met. In addition, West Midlands Combined Authority has been allocated £6 million through the 2017 Devolution Deal to support immediate and long term housing delivery in the region.</p><p>The Government has also committed to supporting a successful legacy of the Commonwealth Games in 2022 by providing £165 million of grant funding for infrastructure to unlock up to 5,100 homes in Birmingham.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/02/2020 10:08:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 3457 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1172970

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	Mayors: 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, how much funding has been devolved to each (a) metro mayor and (b) metro mayor region in each of the last four financial years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	7119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The core funds devolved to the Metro Mayors and their combined authorities are listed in the attached table. Further details can be found in the Annual Reports of Devolution, laid before Parliament each year by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and in the devolution deal agreements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/02/2020 13:24:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry attachment 1 file name PQ UIN 7119 The core funds devolved to the Metro Mayors and their combined authorities table.docx title PQ 7119 attachment - core funds previous answer version 3752 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1173019

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: North West
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 proportion of the shared prosperity fund will be allocated to (a) the North West and (b) Wirral.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	7116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Following our departure from the European Union, the 2019 Conservative Manifesto has committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which binds together the whole of the United Kingdom, tackling inequality and deprivation in each of our four nations, and at a minimum match the size of European Structural Funds in each nation.</p><p>The Fund will invest in UK priorities and tackle inequalities between communities by raising productivity, especially in those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>However, the Government has been clear final decisions about the design of the Fund must take place after a cross-government Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/01/2020 11:54:25 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1173020

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Consultation Papers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the consultation paper on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	7117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of reassuring local areas on the future of local growth funding as we leave the European Union and of providing clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p><p>The Government has been working closely with interested parties across the UK whilst developing the fund. Government officials have held 25 engagement events across the UK, attended by over five hundred representatives from a breadth of sectors, which has helped inform progress on policy design</p><p>We will come forward with further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/01/2020 11:54:41 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle