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1313774

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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: Northern Ireland
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 ensure that allocations of funding to Northern Ireland under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund take into account the level of other funding streams to that nation.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK in places most in need, such as ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and rural and coastal communities, and for people who face labour market barriers.</p><p>We will ramp up funding so that total domestic UK-wide funding will at least match EU receipts reaching around £1.5 billion a year.</p><p>The Government will publish a UK-wide investment framework later this year and confirm the funding profile at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 21/05/2021 12:36:44 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1313796

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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	High Rise Flats: 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 additional steps he plans to take to protect leaseholders from costs arising from (a) the misuse of flammable cladding and (b) other unsafe structural design features used in the (i) construction and (ii) modification of the apartment blocks containing their flats.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Longstanding independent safety advice has been clear that unsafe cladding poses the greatest risk to buildings, because it can act as a fuel to a fire. Our approach prioritises action on the risks of unsafe cladding – the costs for remediating this are high, and the risks posed by it are also high. The Government has announced a globally unprecedented investment in building safety and hundreds of thousands of leaseholders will be protected from the cost of remediating unsafe cladding on their homes. On 10 February the Government announced it will provide an additional £3.5 billion grant funding for remediation of unsafe cladding on buildings over 18 metres, which brings the total investment in building safety to an unprecedented £5.1 billion.</p><p>Lower-rise buildings between 11 and 18 metres, with a lower risk to safety, will gain protection from the costs of cladding remediation through a generous financing scheme. As part of this financing scheme, no leaseholder will pay more than £50 per month towards the cost of cladding remediation. This builds on steps already taken to support leaseholders, including the £30 million waking watch fund to help end excessive costs and new legislation in the Building Safety Bill which will ensure homes are made and kept safer in future. We will publish more details on how the schemes will work as soon as we are in a position to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/05/2021 16:29:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1313824

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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	Planning
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 its response to the Planning for the future consultation.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The consultation on the Planning for the Future White Paper closed in October 2020, and received around 44,000 responses – demonstrating just how important this is to people.</p><p>Given the number of responses, we are taking time to carefully consider the valuable feedback we received. We will publish the Government response to the White Paper ahead of introducing the Planning Bill to Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/05/2021 16:34:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1312943

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Minority Groups
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 implications for his policies of resolution 2368 on preserving national minorities in Europe passed at the Council of Europe on 19 April 2021; and whether the Government plans to take steps following the passing of that resolution.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>We welcome the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s important work in this area. The UK Government continues to take its responsibilities under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities very seriously and does not underestimate the importance and challenge of preserving national minorities. <br> <br> The UK is committed to creating a fair society in which all people are valued and able to participate fully and realise their own potential. In that respect, we call on all member States who have not done so, to ratify the Framework Convention for National Minorities in a timely manner, as a valuable tool for protecting the rights of minorities across Europe.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/05/2021 16:22:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1312974

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Business Rates: Coronavirus
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 (a) simplify and (b) homogenise across local authorities the process of applying for business rates relief in respect of the Government's £1.5 billion business rates relief fund for businesses in England outside of the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors which have been affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department will ensure that local authorities have the guidance they need to deliver the additional £1.5 billion business rates support package once primary legislation is passed, in line with the announcement on 25 March. As with other business rates reliefs, officials will work closely with local government on the development of the relief scheme and guidance for local authorities will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 18/05/2021 15:56:07 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1312975

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Additional Restrictions Grant and Business 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 discussions he has had with businesses which have applied for Additional Restrictions Grant funding; and if he will apply lessons learnt from the administration of that scheme to the new £1.5 billion Business Rates Relief Fund for businesses affected by covid-19 outside the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department will work closely with local government throughout the development of the £1.5 billion relief scheme and will ensure that experiences from the delivery of other support measures are taken on board. This includes experiences of administering the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) which – as of 28 March 2021 – has delivered £816 million in support to over 400,000 businesses. The Government will continue to support local authorities in making further ARG payments throughout 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 18/05/2021 15:56:57 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1312976

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Towns Fund: 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, for what reason Thurnscoe, Barnsley, Mexborough, Bolton-upon-Dearne, Rawmarsh and Wath-upon-Dearne were not invited to bid for Towns Fund funding when their total score, following an assessment by his officials of their need and growth potential, was higher than the scores for Whitby, Shipley, Wakefield, Todmorden, Stocksbridge, Brighouse and Morley, which were invited to bid.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	58
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The selection criteria for Town Deals was set by officials and took into account a range of factors including deprivation, skills levels and exposure to economic shocks. From this list of eligible towns, Ministers selected the 101 towns invited to develop town deal proposals in line with advice from officials. It was appropriate that Ministers made the selection rather than officials, due to the need for qualitative judgement and accountability for decision-making.</p><p>The Department has published a summary of its Accounting Officer Assessment which sets out the details of this selection process <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ftowns-fund-selection-summary-of-accounting-officer-advice%2Ftowns-fund-selection-process-summary-of-accounting-officer-ao-advice&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C3770529628e1412e773008d91a0b6cd2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637569458630873674%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hvc9JXG0uzEGjL9rPUzKwvakmRQbLS7Et3EuKxdplKo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 59 60 question first answered 18/05/2021 15:59:41 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1312977

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Towns Fund: 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, for what reason Thurnscoe, Barnsley, Mexborough, Bolton-upon-Dearne, Rawmarsh and Wath-upon-Dearne were not invited to bid for Towns Fund funding when officials in his Department scored them higher for income deprivation than Goole, Whitby, Wakefield, Todmorden and Brighouse, which were invited to bid.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	59
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The selection criteria for Town Deals was set by officials and took into account a range of factors including deprivation, skills levels and exposure to economic shocks. From this list of eligible towns, Ministers selected the 101 towns invited to develop town deal proposals in line with advice from officials. It was appropriate that Ministers made the selection rather than officials, due to the need for qualitative judgement and accountability for decision-making.</p><p>The Department has published a summary of its Accounting Officer Assessment which sets out the details of this selection process <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ftowns-fund-selection-summary-of-accounting-officer-advice%2Ftowns-fund-selection-process-summary-of-accounting-officer-ao-advice&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C3770529628e1412e773008d91a0b6cd2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637569458630873674%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hvc9JXG0uzEGjL9rPUzKwvakmRQbLS7Et3EuKxdplKo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 58 60 question first answered 18/05/2021 15:59:41 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1312978

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Towns Fund: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason four low priority areas in Yorkshire and the Humber were invited to bid for funding under the Towns Fund.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	60
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The selection criteria for Town Deals was set by officials and took into account a range of factors including deprivation, skills levels and exposure to economic shocks. From this list of eligible towns, Ministers selected the 101 towns invited to develop town deal proposals in line with advice from officials. It was appropriate that Ministers made the selection rather than officials, due to the need for qualitative judgement and accountability for decision-making.</p><p>The Department has published a summary of its Accounting Officer Assessment which sets out the details of this selection process <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ftowns-fund-selection-summary-of-accounting-officer-advice%2Ftowns-fund-selection-process-summary-of-accounting-officer-ao-advice&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C3770529628e1412e773008d91a0b6cd2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637569458630873674%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hvc9JXG0uzEGjL9rPUzKwvakmRQbLS7Et3EuKxdplKo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 58 59 question first answered 18/05/2021 15:59:41 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1312979

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
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	Towns Fund: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 page 29 of the report published by the National Audit Office on 21 July 2020, entitled Review of the Town Deals selection process, for what reason 16 towns in Yorkshire and the Humber were selected to bid for funding under the Towns Fund when officials in his Department recommended that 19 towns in that region should be invited to bid.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	61
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The process for selecting Town Deals was designed by civil servants in the Department and agreed by previous Ministers. Regional spread was an important priority and Ministers therefore considered the priority towns by region. All towns in the highest priority group for each region were selected. Ministers then used their judgment and local knowledge to select those in the medium and lower priority groups. In making that judgment, Ministers looked at both opportunities arising from investment in the wider area, and potential job losses in the future. Ministers were responsible for qualitative judgments and took the final decisions.</p><p>The Department has published a summary of its Accounting Officer Assessment which sets out the details to this selection process <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ftowns-fund-selection-summary-of-accounting-officer-advice%2Ftowns-fund-selection-process-summary-of-accounting-officer-ao-advice&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C3770529628e1412e773008d91a0b6cd2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637569458630883629%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=MGQfRLlOw3SqAqE0R3nC5ZWm8Y3fefb4tfJ%2F4aGU2BI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 18/05/2021 16:00:53 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey