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810177

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	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 Communities and Local Government, how many representations he received from business groups prior to the announcement of the local government finance settlement; and if he will publish those representations.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	120643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>A summary of responses to the Local Government Finance Settlement 2018-19 technical consultation can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-finance-settlement-2018-to-2019-technical-consultation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government-finance-settlement-2018-to-2019-technical-consultation</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/01/2018 17:13:28 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1002717

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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 comparative assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of Government funding for local authorities and trends in local authority spending on sports and recreation spaces.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands the important part that sports and recreation places play in local communities.</p><p>Over the five year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 council’s will have access to more than £200 billion after this month’s budget. The Chancellor’s announcement means a real-terms increase in funding for local government in 2018/19 and 2019/20.</p><p>The Government has increased local councils’ financial flexibility by removing conditions from many grants. This gives them more freedom over the money they receive and enables them to work with their residents to decide how best to spend it on local priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 12/11/2018 17:27:43 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1020297

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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 he has made of the change in real terms of central Government funding for local government since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Central government funding cannot in isolation provide a true representation of local authority finances. The responsibilities, structure and makeup of local authorities have changed significantly since 2010 and spending power, formula grants and settlement funding assessments are not directly comparable over this period. For example, with the introduction of the Business Rates Retention Scheme local authorities estimate they will keep around £2.4 billion in business rates growth in 2018-19.</p><p>Over the five year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 council’s will have access to more than £200 billion, after last month’s budget. This recognises both the growing pressure on local government’s services and higher-than-expected inflation levels. In the long term, next year’s Spending Review will determine funding for local government from 2020-21 onwards and will enable us to look at local government spending in the round.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 10/12/2018 17:13:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1022932

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	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 he has made of the total number of local authorities that have seen an overall loss in their reserves between 2010 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities provide reserves figures in their annual revenue expenditure returns to the Ministry. These can be found in the first individual local authority data table for each of the budget and outturn collections at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 13/12/2018 14:23:51 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1041455

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	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	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 has his Department has with the Local Government Association on funding for local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>I met representatives from the Local Government Association on 9 January to discuss the 2019-20 provisional local government final settlement. Departmental Ministers maintain regular engagement with the Local Government Association on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/01/2019 14:13:16 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1045910

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	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 publish the level of reserves held by each local authority in (a) absolute terms and and (b) as a proportion of revenue spending at the end of each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG collects and publishes budget and outturn data from all local authorities annually. This published data allows anyone to see absolute reserves levels and to also calculate reserves as a proportion of revenue spending both at individual local authority and sector wide levels. The measure of reserves that is most commonly referred to is non ring-fenced reserves which can be found in cells 915 &amp; 916. The level of spend that is most commonly used is net service expenditure which can be found in cell 805. A web link to the GOV.UK website where this information is published is provided here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>.</p><p><br> The Department also publishes a report alongside each data release that provides expenditure and reserves data at both a sector and class of local authority level. A web link to the report for the 2017/18 financial year is provided here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756323/2017-18_RO_Final_Outturn_Statistical_Release.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756323/2017-18_RO_Final_Outturn_Statistical_Release.pdf.</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 28/01/2019 17:01:13 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1046163

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	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 ensure the equitable allocation of funding to local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England, with a view to setting fresh baseline funding levels in 2020-21. We are working closely with local government representatives and others to consider the drivers of local authorities’ costs. We are also looking at the resources available locally to fund services, and how we should account for these in a way that draws a more transparent and understandable link between local circumstances and resource allocations.</p><p>We are making good progress in collaboration with the sector and recently launched a consultation exercise which will close on 21 February. Details of the consultation are available online:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-local-authorities-relative-needs-and-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-local-authorities-relative-needs-and-resources</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 24/01/2019 14:50:46 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050082

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	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 assessment his Department has made of regional trends in the level of funding changes experienced by local authorities since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are funded from a mixture of central and local resources, including grants, retained business rates and council tax. Local authorities’ Revenue and Capital Account returns show the amounts from each source of income, and these are available online as follows:</p><p>i) in the 'RS', ‘RSX’ and 'RG' data tables on the 'individual local authority data - outturn' web page for each year at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>, and</p><p>ii) in the 'COR-B and 'COR4' data tables on the 'individual local authority data' web page for each year at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-capital-expenditure-receipts-and-financing" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-capital-expenditure-receipts-and-financing</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 31/01/2019 14:44:36 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1052334

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	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 assessment his Department made of the needs of urban areas when allocating £1 billion of additional funding in the provisional local government finance settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	215162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The final local government finance settlement confirmed a real-terms increase in available funding for local authorities to help deliver local services, support vulnerable residents and build vibrant communities.</p><p>This includes an additional £650 million for social care, allocated using the well-established Adult Social Care relative needs formula, which takes into account the relative needs of local authorities, including in urban areas.</p><p>The additional resources provided through the settlement also included the distribution of £180 million of surplus in the business rates retention levy account, which was allocated on the basis of each authority’s 2013-14 Settlement Funding Assessment. The Settlement Funding Assessment is a measure of the relative needs of local authorities, including in urban areas.</p><p>Funding baselines for every authority are determined by an assessment of the relative needs of areas, including measures of deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 17:14:15 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1064682

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	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	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 oral contribution of 5 February 2019 of the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Official Report column 289, how that 4 per cent figure relating to deprivation was calculated.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England, with a view to setting fresh baseline funding levels in 2020-21. We are working closely with local government representatives and others to consider the drivers of local authorities’ costs, the resources available locally to fund services, and how we should account for these in a way that draws a more transparent and understandable link between local circumstances and resource allocations.</p><p>In December 2018 the Government published a consultation paper, which set out a proposed approach to assessing the relative needs of local authorities. Our analysis has shown that for many universal services, the number of people in each local authority area is the most important predictor of the costs that councils face in delivering those services. The consultation therefore proposes the introduction of a simple population-based Foundation Formula to account for many of the universal services that local authorities deliver, alongside several specific funding formulas for some of the largest and most complex service areas.</p><p>To understand whether including additional ‘cost drivers’, including deprivation, significantly improves the precision of the Foundation Formula, a comparison was made between the amount of variation in past expenditure that was explained by different combinations of cost drivers, to the total amount of variation in expenditure. The basis on which this comparison was made is set out in pages 19 to 21 of the consultation paper (link below). Whilst, in aggregate terms, deprivation was not shown to be a major cost driver for the services included in the Foundation Formula, to ensure that deprivation is appropriately accounted for in the relative needs assessment, deprivation, or a suitable proxy for deprivation, is taken into account in four of the service-specific formulas that were proposed.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-local-authorities-relative-needs-and-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-local-authorities-relative-needs-and-resources</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 26/02/2019 17:38:29 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1064702

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	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	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 he has made an assessment of the correlation between the (a) increased proportion of local authority spending on social care, (b) reduction in local authority overall spending on services other than social care and (c) decrease in local authority funding since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>As democratically elected organisations, local authorities are independent of central government, and are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities and their legal duties.</p><p>Central government funding cannot in isolation provide a true representation of local authority finances. The responsibilities, structure and makeup of local authorities have changed significantly since 2010 and spending power, formula grants and settlement funding assessments are not directly comparable over this period. For example, with the introduction of the Business Rates Retention Scheme, local authorities estimate they will keep around £2.4 billion in business rates growth in 2018-19.</p><p>As announced in the Local Government Finance Settlement, Core Spending Power is forecast to increase from £45.1 billion in 2018-19 to £46.4 billion in 2019-20. This is a cash-increase of 2.8 per cent and real-terms increase in resources available to local authorities. In the long term, the Spending Review will determine funding for local government from 2020-21 onwards and will enable us to look at local government spending in the round.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 224324 question first answered 26/02/2019 17:36:53 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1078452

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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	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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the effect on (a) value for money and (b) service provision of providing funding to local authorities through (i) long-term arrangements and (ii) one-off funding streams.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	226662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that local authorities value certainty, which is why we agreed a multi year settlement for local government worth over £200 billion in the five years to 2020, that was accepted by 97 per cent of councils in return for publishing efficiency plans. Where there is evidence of increasing pressures in certain areas, the Government has determined it has been right to provide additional funding. Specifically, at Autumn Budget the Chancellor announced an additional £650 million for social care in 2019-20. This includes £240 million of to support adult social care services to reduce winter pressures on the NHS, in addition to the £240 million provided for 2018-19, and £410 million for local authorities to support adults and children’s social care services.</p><p>In the long term, the Spending Review will determine funding for local government from 2020-21 onwards and will enable us to look at local government spending in the round.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/03/2019 17:47:58 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1110382

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	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 he has plans to publish more of the analysis that has informed the Fair Funding review proposals.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	242240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England, with a view to setting fresh baseline funding levels in 2020-21. We are working closely with local government representatives and others to consider the drivers of local authorities’ costs, the resources available locally to fund services, and how we should account for these in a way that draws a more transparent and understandable link between local circumstances and resource allocations.</p><p>In December 2018 the Government published a consultation detailing its interim analysis and conclusions, and which set out its proposed approach to assessing the relative needs and resources of local authorities. We received over 300 responses to this consultation and are considering these responses carefully, before we take further decisions on the shape of the review. This is an ongoing process and as such, the analysis is not yet complete. However, the Government recognises the need for transparency, a key principle of the review, and intends to publish further detail on its proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 11/04/2019 10:58:57 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1129116

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	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 difference in spending per head between 2009-10 and 2017-18 by local authorities in the five most deprived areas in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	258978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The definition of spending power is not comparable over the period 2010-11 to 2019-20 due to changes in the finance and function of local government. A consistent measure of core spending power is available for the period 2015 -16 to 2019 -20. The Department does not calculate Core Spending Power per head.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/06/2019 15:28:26 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1130373

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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	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 progress he has made on encouraging local authorities to invest more of their reserves in local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	261216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Councils are free to determine the level of reserves they hold and are accountable to their electorate for the decisions they make. No powers exist to redistribute/reclaim this resource. All local authorities are required to hold sufficient unallocated reserves to meet unforecastable financial risks. <br> <br> Many council’s reserves are earmarked for particular purposes. Earmarked reserves are funds that are spent at the discretion of the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 13/06/2019 16:33:11 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

821514

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	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, what assessment he has made of the effect of the local government finance settlement on the ability of local authorities to meet their statutory responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	122432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government periodically assesses resourcing requirements for local government as part of each spending review, ensuring a sustainable basis for local authorities to discharge their functions.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/01/2018 16:55:36 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

821540

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) county and (b) district councils which have overspent on their budgets in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	122458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities may incur more expenditure than they have budgeted for a range of reasons, including increases in demand for services and unforeseeable events. This is why every local authority is required to maintain a level of unallocated reserve commensurate with sound financial risk management.</p><p>The Department collects and publishes individual local authority expenditure data for both budget and outturn, and these are available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/01/2018 14:04:46 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

828150

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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, what the amount of financial reserves held by each local authority was in England in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	124110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Information on financial reserves by all local authorities in England are published each year on the Department's website: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/01/2018 16:36:03 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

838501

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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, with reference to the section 114 notice brought in by Northamptonshire County Council, what assessment he has made of whether other local authorities face similar financial risks in (a) the 2017-18 financial year and (b) 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	127321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are independent of central government, and circumstances within an individual authority can change. Every statutory finance officer within each council must make their own determination whether to act to restrain unaffordable spending if they deem the situation requires it.</p><p>However, the Department constantly reviews the challenges facing the sector and individual authorities. In our discussions with councils during the consultation on the provisional finance settlement no authorities have raised concerns of this kind.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/02/2018 11:39:52 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

838502

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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 discussions he has had with the Local Government Association on whether any other local authorities have had similar problems to those which led Northamptonshire to issue a section 114 notice.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	127322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials at the Department have regular and ongoing contact with the Local Government Association about issues facing the sector as a whole, as well as challenges facing individual authorities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/02/2018 12:41:12 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

850179

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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 proportion of the local government budget came from council tax in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	129747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Detailed revenue financing data from all local authorities in England are published each year on the Department's website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/03/2018 09:06:43 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

851616

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	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 has issued instructions to local authorities to build up reserves.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	130379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Councils are free to determine the level of reserves they hold and are accountable to their electorate for the decisions they make. They are required by statute to hold a level of unallocated reserves commensurate with sound financial risk management.</p><p>No specific instructions have been issued to local authorities in relation to building up their reserves. Nor is there any national guidance on the minimum or maximum level of reserves, either as an absolute amount or as a percentage of the budget. To ensure prudent management, some authorities will maintain reserves at higher levels than others</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/03/2018 15:30:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

868592

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 March 2018, HCWS 569, on Local Government Finance, if he will set out in respect of each of the 27 local authorities and the Greater London Authority the amount of over-compensation given to each as a result of the error; and from what budget the £36 million overpayment will be funded.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	133811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>This information will be set out in the Department’s 2017-18 Resource Accounts and Annual Report, which we expect to publish in late June, or early July.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 26/03/2018 15:21:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

885451

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	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 26 March 2018 to Question 133811, on local government finance, for what reason he is not able to make the information requested available immediately; and if he will place a copy of that information in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	136314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the answer of 26 March 2018 to Question UIN 133811, on local government finance, the information will be set out in the Department’s 2017-18 Resource Accounts and Annual Report, which we expect to publish in late June or early July. The report will be presented to Parliament, with a copy of the report also placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/04/2018 15:31:21 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

887086

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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 16 April 2018 to Question 134929 on Local Government Finance, whether the Government has provided any funding to date to (a) local authorities, (b) combined authorities and (c) elected mayors.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	136856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>In February, Parliament confirmed our settlement for local government which has provided a real terms increase in resources available to local government – £44.3 billion in 2017-18 to £45.1 billion in 2018-19. This recognises both the growing pressure on local government’s services and higher-than-expected inflation levels.</p><p>On EU Exit, we are working with local government, and other Government departments, to understand the potential impact on the sector. We will work closely with policy teams from across Whitehall to understand the impact their EU Exit policies will have on the sector, and ensure that they assess and, if appropriate, fund any potential new burdens. The upcoming Spending Review will provide an opportunity to look at funding for local government in the round.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/05/2018 16:12:14 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

887093

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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 discussions his Department has had with local authorities on funding for local government after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	136658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>My Department will continue to work with local government to plan for a number of EU exit scenarios and will carefully consider the opportunities and issues which may arise. We also work closely with policy teams from across Whitehall to understand the impact their EU Exit policies will have on the sector, and ensure that they assess and, if appropriate, fund any potential new burdens. The Spending Review will provide an opportunity to look at the funding for local government in the round.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 27/04/2018 13:59:18 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

892283

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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, with reference to Questions 245 to 259 of his evidence to the Treasury Committee on 25 April 2018 on local authorities, how he defines the term at risk to categorise that level of financial sustainability of local authorities in England; what terms other than at risk he uses to categorise the levels of financial sustainability of local authorities in England; and how many local authorities in England have been defined as (a) at risk and (b) any other level he uses to categorise levels of financial sustainability.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	138439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>MHCLG has processes in place to provide assurance about the sustainability of individual local authorities. We consider a range of information about individual authorities in order to form judgements about the potential challenges they may face.</p><p>While important, finance is often not the determining factor in an authority’s ability to deliver effective services, as noted for example in Max Caller’s independent inspection of Northamptonshire. The assessment made at a sector and individual level is nuanced, and therefore MHCLG does not place authorities into fixed categories.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/05/2018 12:32:45 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

892284

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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, with reference to Questions 245 to 259 of his evidence to the Treasury Committee on 25 April 2018 on local authority funding, whether he has conducted a risk assessment of the (a) short-term and (b) long-term financial ability of local authorities to meet the need for local services.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	138440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>MHCLG has processes in place to provide assurance about the sustainability of individual local authorities. We consider a range of information about individual authorities in order to form judgements about the potential challenges they may face.</p><p>As part of the 2018 local government finance settlement, this Government has also shown its commitment to supporting services by giving local authorities:</p><ul><li><p>the ability to increase their core Council Tax requirement by an additional one per cent without a local referendum; and</p></li><li><p>a further £150 million at final settlement for Adult Social Care in 2018-19 to support local care markets.</p></li></ul><p>In addition, the Government will undertake the next Spending Review in early 2019, so that budgets can be set out in advance for 2020 onwards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 138443 question first answered 01/05/2018 12:32:09 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

892285

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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, with reference to Questions 245 to 259 of his evidence to the Treasury Committee on 25 April 2018 on The Work of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what drivers of cost he has identified among local authorities in England.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	138441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is conducting a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England, with a view to setting fresh baseline funding levels in 2020-21. In line with the principles that were set out in the consultation paper published in December 2017, we are committed to implementing an approach that is as simple and transparent as possible, while recognising this should not be at the expense of accuracy and fairness.</p><p>We are working closely with local government representatives to consider the drivers of local authorities’ costs, the relative resources available to them to fund local services, and how we should account for these in a way that draws a more transparent and understandable link between local circumstances and resource allocations.</p><p>The December 2017 consultation was an important opportunity for all local authorities to tell us about the factors which drive costs for the services they deliver on a day to day basis. We received over 300 responses to the consultation, which are now being carefully considered as we progress this review.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/05/2018 12:33:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

892288

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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, with reference to oral evidence given to the Treasury Committee on 25 April 2018, HC 424 and the Local Government Association's response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government report into business rates, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of local government finance in maintaining vital services.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	138442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Through the settlement, Local Government has been given access to £45.1 billion in 2018-19 and £45.6 billion in 2019-20. This is an overall increase since 2017-18 of £1.3 billion.</p><p>2018/19 is the third year of a four year deal providing funding certainty accepted by 97 per cent of councils in return for publishing efficiency plans.</p><p>In addition, the current business rates retention scheme is yielding strong results. Local authorities estimate that in 2018-19 they will keep around £2.4 billion in business rates growth.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/05/2018 12:28:31 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

892289

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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 assessment he has made of the (a) short-term and (b) long-term financial sustainability of local authorities' provision of public services.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	138443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>MHCLG has processes in place to provide assurance about the sustainability of individual local authorities. We consider a range of information about individual authorities in order to form judgements about the potential challenges they may face.</p><p>As part of the 2018 local government finance settlement, this Government has also shown its commitment to supporting services by giving local authorities:</p><ul><li><p>the ability to increase their core Council Tax requirement by an additional one per cent without a local referendum; and</p></li><li><p>a further £150 million at final settlement for Adult Social Care in 2018-19 to support local care markets.</p></li></ul><p>In addition, the Government will undertake the next Spending Review in early 2019, so that budgets can be set out in advance for 2020 onwards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 138440 question first answered 01/05/2018 12:32:09 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

895305

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	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, with reference to the oral evidence given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury Committee on 25 April 2018, on the work of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will break down the £23 billion in reserves held by local authorities and identify the proportion of those reserves that are unearmarked or not ring-fenced.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	140087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Of the £23.1 billion in revenue reserves held by English local authorities as of 31 March 2017, non-ringfenced reserves make up £21.0 billion and have increased by 47 per cent since 31 March 2011.</p><p>Of this, unallocated reserves amount to around £4.2 billion. It is for individual local authorities to decide on the level of unearmaked reserves that they should hold, based on their known financial commitments and risk appetite.</p><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.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 08/05/2018 16:06:00 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

897977

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	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 recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Local Government Finance Settlement 2018-19 on the ability of local authorities to fulfil their statutory responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	141309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>Through the settlement, local government has been given access to £45.1 billion in 2018-19 and £45.6 billion in 2019-20. This is an overall increase since 17-18 of £1.3 billion, in recognition of increasing pressures, including demand for adult’s and children’s services.</p><p>A further £150 million was made available for Adult Social Care in 2018-19, alongside the freedom to raise more money more quickly through the use of the adult social care precept.</p><p>2018/19 is the third year of a four year deal providing funding certainty accepted by 97 per cent, giving them the certainty to plan financially to fulfil their statutory responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 10/05/2018 16:24:22 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

901332

	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 01 May 2018 to Question 138441, on Local Government Finance, what the timetable is for the review into the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England to be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	142847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is conducting a review of relative needs and resources which will establish new baseline funding levels for local authorities in England. We are working towards implementation in 2020/21, while keeping this date under review as our work progresses. This offers the best opportunity to achieve a thorough, evidence-based review, developed in collaboration with local government.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/05/2018 16:19:57 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

901333

	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 01 May 2018 to Question 138441, on Local Government Finance, what drivers of local authorities’ costs have been identified by his Department and local government representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	142848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is conducting a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England, with a view to setting fresh baseline funding levels in 2020-21. We are working closely with local government representatives to consider the contributory factors of local authorities’ costs, the relative resources available to them to fund local services, and how we should account for these in a way that draws a more transparent and understandable link between local circumstances and resource allocations.</p><p>In December 2017 we published a consultation on relative needs which proposed cost contributory factors that could potentially be included in a future funding formula. The consultation was an important opportunity for all local authorities to tell us about the factors which contribute to costs for the services they deliver on a day to day basis and there was broad agreement from many respondents around the cost contributory factors identified. Many of the responses received also suggested additional cost contributory factors which will now be subject to further consideration as we progress this review. The Government’s aim is to publish a formal response to the consultation later this year.</p><p>The December 2017 consultation is available online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fair-funding-review-a-review-of-relative-needs-and-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fair-funding-review-a-review-of-relative-needs-and-resources</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/05/2018 16:18:02 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

901334

	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 plans to introduce new rules on the amount of minimum reserves councils should hold.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	142799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Primary legislation requires each local authority’s section 151 officer to recommend a minimum level of unallocated reserves for full council approval. This is the personal and professional responsibility of that officer and the department has no plans to do anything that may be seen as restricting that decision.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/05/2018 14:17:50 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

901335

	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 financial payments made by local authorities to bring to an early end services contracts with outsourcing groups.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	142800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>MHCLG does not collect data on outsourced contracts.</p><p>The Transparency Code requires local authorities to publish a document detailing all non-payroll payments of more than £500 on a monthly basis.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/05/2018 14:21:16 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

905631

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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, how many local authorities his Department assesses to be a financial risk.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	144887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department constantly reviews the challenges facing the sector and individual authorities, including financial risk. Following the consultation on the 2018/19 Local Government Finance Settlement, all councils have set a balanced budget for the financial year 2018-19. Councils have access to sector support led by the Local Government Association for which the Department has provided £20 million this year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 08/06/2018 13:18:58 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

919105

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	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 an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities who have seen recent increases in the number of homes in multiple occupancy to help pay for local services.
	tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
	tabling member printed	Laura Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	151246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Over the five year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 councils will have access to more than £200 billion of non-ring fenced revenue funding, and it is for local authorities to determine how to spend this and other sources of income on the services that they provide.</p><p>Local authorities already have powers through the planning system to control the proliferation of houses in multiple occupancy if they have concerns about the cumulative impact on their locality. From October we are extending mandatory licensing to protect more private tenants from poor housing conditions and overcrowding in houses of multiple occupation. Councils will be able to charge for the costs of administering this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 14/06/2018 15:04:51 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

923037

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	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	What steps his Department is taking to ensure fairness in the allocation of funding to local government.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	905895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>We are undertaking a Fair Funding Review of local authorities’ relative needs and resources to address concerns about the fairness of the current system.</p><p>We are making good progress, in collaboration with the sector, in order to introduce a simpler, fair and transparent funding formula.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/06/2018 14:40:11 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

964972

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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, when he plans to publish the local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2017 to 2018 provisional outturn.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published the provisional outturn estimates of local authority revenue expenditure and financing for 2017 to 2018 on 23 August 2018.</p><p>Figures are available from:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2017-to-2018-provisional-outturn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2017-to-2018-provisional-outturn</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/09/2018 14:56:20 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

968253

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to (a) Blackburn borough council (b) other local authorities in England.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	170868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Over this spending period, councils will be able to access more than £200 billion to spend on local services; of this, Blackburn with Darwen Council will have available over £590 million. The majority of this funding is non-ringfenced as it is for local authorities who are independent of central government to manage their budgets in line with locally determined priorities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 14/09/2018 10:15:23 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

988880

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	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 publish the amount of funding per head of population his Department has allocated to each local authority in ranked order for each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	180104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Core Spending Power is a measure of the resources available to a local authority to fund its services. It includes Settlement Funding Assessment (business rates baseline funding level plus Revenue Support Grant), Council Tax and other central government grants. There is no consistent measure of Core Spending Power prior to 2015-16. Figures for the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 are available at the below link:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679611/Core_Spending_Power_Supporting_Information.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679611/Core_Spending_Power_Supporting_Information.xlsx.<p><p></a>The Department does not publish Core Spending Power per capita. The Office for National Statistics has published population statistics which can be found at the below link:<br><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/10/2018 14:25:08 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane