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1221389

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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: 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 fiscal plans he has to help mitigate reductions in local authorities business rates revenue as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>On the 2 July my Department laid a written statement on a wide-ranging package of further financial support to ensure local government can continue to fulfil its essential role in the national response to COVID-19. This includes a commitment to support the sector through an apportionment of irrecoverable business rates losses between central and local government, to be agreed at the Spending Review. The Government has also announced that the repayment of collection fund deficits arising in 2020-21, for example because of a reduction in local revenue from business rates, will be spread over the next three years rather than the usual period of a year, giving councils breathing space in setting budgets for next year.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 14/07/2020 14:53:01 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1221393

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Future High Streets Fund and Towns Fund: 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 support will be made available to councils shortlisted for the Future High Street Fund and Towns Fund who need to meet the match-funding requirements but who have incurred additional financial costs as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>A core ambition of both the Towns Fund and Future High Streets Fund (FHSF) is to leverage further investment and co-funding from a range of public and private sector partners. Whilst we have been clear in our guidance that there is no minimum threshold for this, co-funding will form part of our overall assessment of Town Investment Plans (TIPs) and FHSF business cases. We know, however, that COVID-19 impacts may prevent certain challenges and we will allow places to communicate how plans, including co-funding, might have been impacted.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 14/07/2020 14:53:33 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1221394

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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: Wakefield
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 effect on the (a) financial revenue raised and (b) costs incurred by Wakefield District Council as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>Local government is an essential part of our response to Covid-19 and has mobilised to help us keep the country moving, protect the NHS and save lives, whilst delivering social care and other vital public services. We are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, including £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and the £600m Infection Control Fund. To date, Wakefield has received £20.49 million from the first and second tranche of unringfenced funding and received £3.54 million as part of the Infection Control Fund. We will write out to all councils setting out funding allocations and methodology for third tranche of funding shortly.</p><p>In total, the Government has provided £5 billion in cashflow measures and almost £28 billion in additional funding to support councils, businesses and their communities. We have also announced measures to address councils’ lost income, including:</p><ul><li>A co-payment scheme to cover irrecoverable Sales, Fees and Charges income in 20/21 with the Government covering 75 per cent of losses beyond 5 per cent of planned income</li><li>Phased repayment of Collection Fund deficits over the next 3 years</li><li>A commitment to determine what support is needed to help councils meet the pressures of irrecoverable tax income at the Spending Review</li></ul><p>It is important that we carefully monitor the pressures councils are facing. We have now carried out three rounds of the Covid-19 financial monitoring survey and received data for every single authority in the latest round.</p><p>We are extremely grateful for the continued collaboration from councils, which enables us to understand pressures at a national and local level. A summary of the data provided to us by councils in England from the first two rounds of monitoring can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-covid-19-financial-impact-monitoring-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-covid-19-financial-impact-monitoring-information</a>. We will publish the results from the third round of monitoring in due course.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 15/07/2020 16:32:19 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1221395

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Council Housing: Waiting Lists
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 people are on a council housing waiting list in each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The number of households on local authorities' waiting lists since 1997 can be found in Live Table 600 which is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies.</a> <br> <br> The same household can be in more than one local authority waiting list.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/07/2020 14:51:05 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1220881

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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	Coronavirus: Government Assistance
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 and what proportion of people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable had registered for Government coronavirus support for the clinically extremely vulnerable as of 13 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	69446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>341,463 clinically extremely vulnerable individuals had registered to request support with food and/or basic care as at 13 May 2020, using either the website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcoronavirus-extremely-vulnerable&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMike.Hunter%40communities.gov.uk%7C4cab75282184425addc408d8234eb499%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637298168223283366&amp;sdata=0H6id%2FOvH8ZDnWl1GSpavddQNuU0lgCktgoZZ2kVYVU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable</a> or dedicated call center helpline. Everyone who has requested support with food has had their data passed to supermarkets for access to priority delivery slots. There are around 2.2 million clinically extremely vulnerable individuals in England, and the vast majority of those registering their needs do not request support.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 13/07/2020 14:43:30 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1179350

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Government Departments: Land
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 houses have been built on land formerly part of the government estate since 2010; and what proportion of those houses are classed as affordable housing.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	18483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>New performance data on both the 2011-15 and 2015-20 Public Land for Housing programmes was published on Thursday 6 February 2020. It showed that over 51,000 homes have been delivered on public sector land sites released through both programmes. We do not hold data on what proportion of those homes built are affordable, however, the Department records the number of affordable homes that are planned. Full details are provided in the performance data release which can be found here <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fpublic-land-for-housing-programme-2015-to-2020-data-release-february-2020&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCaroline.Geary%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca07e10d6d11b4d6767d708d7b9f2ed73%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637182325317683984&amp;sdata=4UKg9s3WXqqTro2oz1wibN9LJnV6k7jT%2FL%2FOLiEs1EQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-land-for-housing-programme-2015-to-2020-data-release-february-2020</a> . Once a site has been sold by a department, the allocation of affordable housing is agreed between local authorities and developers on a site by site basis.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/02/2020 17:23:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150879

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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: Public Appointments
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 public appointments he is responsible for.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	2670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The public appointments that the Department is responsible for making are set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019.</p><p><a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 28/10/2019 16:51:48 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1139760

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
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: Working Hours
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 time off in lieu has been taken by staff in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	278380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) is agreed locally, subject to business needs and line manager approval. The Department does not hold centrally managed records of TOIL for the period in question. TOIL forms just one of the options where conditioned hours are exceeded; those who use the flexi system can choose to credit hours under this policy, and overtime may be paid where agreed in advance with line management.</p><p>The Department ensures that the requirements of the Working Time Regulations of 1998 as regards civil service working hours are adhered to and has a commitment to the well-being of our staff which aims to ensure that everyone has a good work/life balance. We want to create a working environment that allows people to flourish and thrive through positive, supportive relationships which recognise the importance of individual wellbeing, and how this may be affected by working patterns and practices. The commitment of our Senior Civil Service cadre to the wellbeing of their staff is demonstrated by the fact that 85 per cent have completed the Wellbeing Confident Leadership Training.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 25/07/2019 10:04:06 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1136729

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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: Overtime
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 he has made of the total amount of unpaid overtime worked by staff in his Department in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	272762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of unpaid overtime. The Department has a number of policies in place to recognise the occasional circumstances in which staff might work more than their conditioned hours. These include the flexi-credit system in which staff can accrue flexi hours to allow time off at a later point should they choose to enrol in the flexi policy. They also have the chance to take TOIL (time off in lieu) for any additional time worked. Approved overtime is agreed with managers in advance and remunerated in line with our overtime policy.</p><p>The Department ensures that the requirements of the Working Time Regulations of 1998 as regards civil service working hours are adhered to and has a commitment to the well-being of our staff which aims to ensure that everyone has a good work/life balance. We want to create a working environment that allows people to flourish and thrive through positive, supportive relationships which recognise the importance of individual wellbeing, and how this may be affected by working patterns and practices. The commitment of our SCS cadre to the wellbeing of their staff is demonstrated by the fact that 85 per cent have completed the Wellbeing Confident Leadership Training.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/07/2019 12:20:28 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1128331

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
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	Public Sector: Land
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 criteria his Department uses to monitor progress against the Government's target of releasing surplus public sector land for at least 160,000 homes.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	257479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Public Land for Housing Programme Handbook (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-land-for-housing-programme-2015-to-2020-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-land-for-housing-programme-2015-to-2020-handbook</a>) sets out the approach for monitoring the progress of the release of land. In order for a site to contribute to the 160,000 homes target it must provide evidence against the following criteria:</p><p>1. A conditional contract, development agreement or building licence with a private sector partner, housing association/registered provider or local authority (for the purpose of house building) is signed or freehold transfer takes place (whichever is sooner) and;</p><p>2. There is planning certainty that the site will be developed for housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/06/2019 16:29:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett