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902110

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Housing Ombudsman Service: Judicial 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, how many Housing Ombudsman decisions were sent for judicial review between March 2016 and March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	143227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>There were no claims for judicial review issued against the Housing Ombudsman in the period of March 2016 to March 2017. This information is published in the Housing Ombudsman’s Annual report and accounts 2016-17 available on-line at:</p><p><a href="http://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/media/34738/housing-ombudsman-annual-report-2016-17.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/media/34738/housing-ombudsman-annual-report-2016-17.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/05/2018 15:36:55 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

902129

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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	Building Regulations: Fire Prevention
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of standards for fire safety and building regulations in other countries.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	143212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to learning from the terrible tragedy of Grenfell Tower so that nothing like this can ever happen again.</p><p>As such, officials in my Department have considered fire safety and regulations in other countries as part of the wilder policy response and advice for the Hackitt Review, which forms part of the Government response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/05/2018 15:23:34 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

901291

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Community Relations: 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, when he plans to announce how funding for the Integrated Communities Strategy will be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	142793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>We are investing £50 million over two years to support the objectives of the Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper. The consultation on the Green Paper closes on 5 June and we will be announcing more details of how funding is allocated in due course, taking account of the outcome of the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/05/2018 14:23:52 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901296

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	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 representations he has received from local authorities on their use of reserves; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	142794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>We routinely engage with a variety of local authorities and receive representations on a variety of matters on a regular basis, which may include reserves.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/05/2018 14:31:16 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901307

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	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 guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the use of council reserves.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	142795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities. They are free to determine the level of reserves they hold and are accountable to their electorate for the decisions they make.</p><p>Many local authorities have built up substantial reserves over recent years. It is right that they use them where necessary to protect high quality services for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 142796 question first answered 17/05/2018 14:22:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901309

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	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,whether his Department encourages the use of local authority reserves to pay for the delivery of local services.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	142796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities. They are free to determine the level of reserves they hold and are accountable to their electorate for the decisions they make.</p><p>Many local authorities have built up substantial reserves over recent years. It is right that they use them where necessary to protect high quality services for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 142795 question first answered 17/05/2018 14:22:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901320

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	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 information his Department holds on the (a) use of and (b) existing level of reserves by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	142797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Reserves data is published in Table 7 as part of MHCLG’s Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing: 2016-17 Final Outturn, England data publication. These data tables enable year on year comparison of reserves movements</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2016-to-2017-individual-local-authority-data-outturn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2016-to-2017-individual-local-authority-data-outturn</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 142798 question first answered 17/05/2018 14:29:10 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901323

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2018 to Question 138439 on local government finance, and with reference to Questions 245 to 259 of the evidence given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury Committee on 25 April 2015, how his Department defines the term at risk with reference to local authority funding.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	142845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>We consider a wide range of information around individual local authorities in order to form judgements about the scale of challenge they may face.</p><p>Local authorities that we judge in the near future that may not be able to continue to deliver a consistent quality of service across a range of priorities due to financial pressures or any other reason are considered to be at risk.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/05/2018 16:18:41 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

901325

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	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 estimate his Department has made of the proportion of local authorities that are drawing on their reserves.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	142798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Reserves data is published in Table 7 as part of MHCLG’s Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing: 2016-17 Final Outturn, England data publication. These data tables enable year on year comparison of reserves movements</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2016-to-2017-individual-local-authority-data-outturn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2016-to-2017-individual-local-authority-data-outturn</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 142797 question first answered 17/05/2018 14:29:10 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901330

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2018 to Question 138440, on Local Government Finance, what processes his Department has in place to provide assurance on the sustainability of individual local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	142846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>We have processes in place to provide assurance around the sustainability of individual local authorities as set out in the Accounting Officer system statement: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dclg-accounting-officer-system-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dclg-accounting-officer-system-statement</a></p><p>Assurance advice is provided to the Accounting Officer every 6 months that sets out how the accountability framework is performing. This advice is informed by an on going programme of work, to assess sustainability risks, both at a sector and individual authority level.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/05/2018 16:19:28 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell