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820847

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	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, which regions have agreed or are developing plans for devolved government without the need for an elected mayor.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>My Department engages continually with different areas, councils and Local Enterprise Partnerships right across the country, on their ambitions and ideas for driving economic growth and productivity and improving local governance. We have been clear that to secure devolution, areas need to make a significant offer to Government on how they will ensure strong, strategic and accountable leadership across a clear economic geography. To date, in line with this, the most ambitious deals have involved the establishment of directly-elected combined authority mayors. However, as shown by the devolution deal agreed in Cornwall in July 2015 a directly elected Mayor is not always a condition.</p><p>The Government’s manifesto committed to &quot;providing clarity across England on what devolution means for different administrations so all authorities operate in a common framework&quot;. We aim to provide local areas with this clarity on how best to take forward their local growth and local industrial strategy ambitions over the coming months, and recognise that mayoral governance will not be suitable in all areas.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 23/01/2018 17:13:48 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

820848

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Local Growth Deals
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 he is taking to extend devolution deals across England.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>On 4 May, the first six combined authority mayors were elected for Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, the West of England and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – representing 9.5 million people in England.</p><p>We have made clear that devolution is an ongoing journey. We agreed at Budget 2017 a ‘minded to’ deal with North of Tyne; a second deal with West Midlands; and further devolution and joint working commitments with Greater Manchester. Furthermore, we are now opening formal discussions on further devolution with the Tees Valley and Liverpool City Region.</p><p>The Government’s manifesto committed to &quot;providing clarity across England on what devolution means for different administrations so all authorities operate in a common framework&quot;. We aim to provide local areas with this clarity on how best to take forward their local growth and local industrial strategy ambitions over the coming months, and recognise that mayoral governance will not be suitable in all areas.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:29:20 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

820852

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	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 recent assessment he has made of the effect of devolving (a) tax raising powers, (b) business and skills funding, (c) housing and planning, (d) transport, (e) health and (f) policing and criminal justice to the (i) Mayor of London and London Assembly, (ii) Greater Manchester, (iii) Greater Birmingham and (iv) Liverpool City Region; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The six city region mayors elected for the first time in May 2017 are already having a visible impact in their local areas, as well as on the national debate. Directly elected Mayors provide a single point of accountability for residents and are ambassadors for their areas, with significant potential to boost the profile of their city regions, and help attract inward investment.</p><p>Through devolution, the government has sought to strengthen local leadership and institutions, and devolve powers and funding away from Whitehall, so that they are exercised at the right spatial geography.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 23/01/2018 17:16:59 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

820855

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	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 make it his policy to devolve further fiscal powers to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to giving local government greater control over the money they raise. Working with the local government sector, we aim to increase the level of business rates income retained by local authorities to at least 75 per cent in 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 18/01/2018 17:23:14 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

820857

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	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, whether his Department is working with combined authorities in delivering new housing schemes.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with all of the combined authorities to support ambitious and innovative plans for new homes, and a more strategic approach to planning for homes and infrastructure. Specific housing investment measures have also been agreed already as part of devolution deals with the mayoral combined authorities in Greater Manchester and Cambridgeshire &amp; Peterborough.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:22:26 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

820860

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Combined Authorities
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 cost to the public purse for each combined authority in each year since those authorities were established has been.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The cost of combined authorities’ functions is met by their constituent local authorities. In addition, the government is backing all six city region mayors and their combined authorities with a targeted capacity fund, worth £6 million per year across the six areas for the next two years, to help them deliver their priorities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:30:34 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

820862

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff
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 officials in his Department who work on decentralisation and growth are based in London.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Two thirds of departmental officials on its payroll working in this policy area are based outside London.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:28:25 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

820866

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff
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 he plans to relocate staff from London to other parts of England to support combined authorities to deliver their responsibilities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The joint Cities and Local Growth Unit – a partnership between the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - already has teams in each region of England who work closely with combined authorities to support the delivery of their responsibilities.</p><p>In addition, at Budget 2017, the Government announced that mayoral combined authorities will receive £12 million of new funding over the next two years to further enhance their capacity.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 18/01/2018 17:19:55 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

820868

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Social Rented Housing
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 his Department spent on new social housing for rent in each region since 2010; and how much his Department plans to spend for such purposes in each year for which projections have been made available.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not publish data on capital spent on social housing at constituency or regional level or for the UK.</p><p>Building more affordable housing is a Government priority. That is why we are investing over £9 billion in our Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 to deliver a wide range of affordable housing, including social rent homes, by March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 18/01/2018 17:24:13 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

820874

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Local Government Services: EU Law
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 has made an assessment of the potential effect on (a) funding for and (b) services delivered by local authorities if the UK repeals EU laws and directives after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>All Government departments are planning for EU exit. This includes a number of scenarios. The purpose of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill is to provide a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU, and ensure that it is for our sovereign Parliament (and in some cases for the devolved legislatures) to make any future changes. If the UK repeals EU laws and directives after the UK has left the EU, the Government will, where necessary, undertake assessments on the potential effect on local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/01/2018 13:28:52 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne