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1255481

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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 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 Spending Review 2020, what his policy is on (a) funding for local councils, (b) grants and (c) council tax principles for the 2021-22 financial year prior to the 2021-22 Local Government Funding settlement in December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	120939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>Spending Review 2020 confirmed that Core Spending Power is forecast to rise by 4.5 per cent in cash terms- a real terms increase. This package means local authorities will be able to access an estimated additional £2.2 billion to support Adult and Children’s Social Care and to maintain universal services.</p><p>Within their Core Spending Power, councils will have access to an additional £1 billion for social care next year, made up of a £300 million increase to the social care grant and 3 per cent Adult Social Care precept. The additional £1 billion of grant funding announced at SR19 for Adult and Children’s Social Care will be continuing, along with all other existing social care funding including the improved Better Care Fund.</p><p>Complementing this is an unprecedented package of support for local authorities to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, including measures worth an estimated circa £3 billion of additional support for Covid-19 pressures next year, along with extending the current Sales, Fees and Charges scheme (which refunds 75 per cent of eligible income loss beyond a 5 per cent threshold) into the first three months of 2021-22.</p><p>This is on top of the support committed this financial year, including over £7.2 billion for local authorities, even before the extension of the Contain Outbreak Management Fund for those authorities under the highest level of restriction – potentially worth over £200 million a month – announced as part of the Covid-19 Winter Plan. This takes the total support committed to councils in England to tackle the impacts of Covid-19 to over £10 billion.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 04/12/2020 15:00:58 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1243378

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
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 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 recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the local authority finance settlement.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	103584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>MHCLG Ministers and officials have regular contact with local authorities and their representative bodies, such as the LGA, on the approach to the annual local government finance settlement and related matters. All decisions on local government funding will be taken as part of the current Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 19/10/2020 15:48:52 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1239240

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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 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 the Government plans to publish 2021-22 funding, grants and council tax principles for councils.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	97650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Decisions about 2021-22 funding, grants and council tax principles are part of the Spending Review. <br> <br> In line with the recommendations of the Hudson Review, we will aim to publish the provisional settlement on or around the 5 December, and the final settlement no later than 31 January. The final dates will depend on the timing of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 12/10/2020 17:00:21 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1226848

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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 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 steps his Department is taking to support local authorities financially ahead of the 2020 spending review.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	77723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the pressures councils face from Covid-19. We are providing councils with an unprecedented package of support, allocating £4.3 billion for spending pressures, including £3.7 billion of unringfenced grants and the £600 million Infection Control Fund.</p><p>Overall, Government has committed nearly £28 billion to support councils, their communities and businesses deal with the pandemic. This is on top of a core spending power increase of £2.9 billion in 2020/21, an estimated 4.4 per cent real terms increase</p><p><br> The Spending Review, later this year, will be the appropriate time to look at funding for local government in the round, and we will communicate our plans as early as we can through the provisional settlement for 2021/22. We will continue to engage councils on the best approach to the next financial year and work together to ensure they are managing as the pandemic progresses</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 01/09/2020 12:40:52 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1221986

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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 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 steps his Department is taking to financially support local councils ahead of the 2020 spending review.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	71111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>On 2 July, we announced a further £500 million in unringfenced grant funding for local authorities to meet pressures they are facing in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Alongside this, we announced a co-payment scheme to cover irrecoverable sales, fees and charges income in 2020-21 and confirmed that we will extend the period over which councils can manage shortfalls in local tax income relating to 2020-21, from 1 to 3 years. This is on top of £3.2 billion of unringfenced funding already provided, together with various measures to support councils in meeting cashflow issues, and takes the total package of support across Government for councils, communities and businesses to nearly £28 billion.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 13/07/2020 12:31:54 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes