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845677
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Unitary Councils more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on the creation of new unitary authorities. more like this
tabling member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North more like this
tabling member printed
Ruth Smeeth more like this
uin 128649 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-27more like thismore than 2018-02-27
answer text <p>Our policy as stated in my Department’s Single Departmental Plan is that we will consider proposals for unitarisation and mergers when requested, and reach a judgment in-the-round as to whether the proposal, if implemented, is likely to improve the area’s local government, commands a good deal of local support in the area and whether the area itself is a credible geography for the proposed new structures.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
grouped question UIN 128652 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-27T16:49:57.997Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-27T16:49:57.997Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
4508
label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent more like this
845678
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Unitary Councils more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities his Department has had discussions with on unitary authority status in the 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North more like this
tabling member printed
Ruth Smeeth more like this
uin 128650 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-27more like thismore than 2018-02-27
answer text <p>My Department has frequent discussions with local authorities on a wide range of issues which may include discussions about unitary authority status.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-27T16:48:56.407Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-27T16:48:56.407Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
4508
label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent more like this
845680
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Unitary Councils more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria his Department uses for the creation of new unitary authorities. more like this
tabling member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North more like this
tabling member printed
Ruth Smeeth more like this
uin 128652 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-27more like thismore than 2018-02-27
answer text <p>Our policy as stated in my Department’s Single Departmental Plan is that we will consider proposals for unitarisation and mergers when requested, and reach a judgment in-the-round as to whether the proposal, if implemented, is likely to improve the area’s local government, commands a good deal of local support in the area and whether the area itself is a credible geography for the proposed new structures.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
grouped question UIN 128649 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-27T16:49:58.06Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-27T16:49:58.06Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
4508
label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent more like this
845694
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Local Government Finance: Wolverhampton more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes to the local government grant to City of Wolverhampton Council on that Council's ability to carry out its statutory duties. more like this
tabling member constituency Wolverhampton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Emma Reynolds more like this
uin 128666 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-23more like thismore than 2018-02-23
answer text <p>The 2018-19 local government finance settlement confirms that Wolverhampton will have access to £221.4 million in Core Spending Power - an increase of 1.8 per cent from 2017-18. Wolverhampton has core spending power per dwelling of £2,029 compared to an average for Metropolitan Districts of £1,786. Wolverhampton is also part of the West Midlands Combined Authority and is a 100 per cent business rates retention pilot, enabling the authority to benefit from an increased share of business rates growth across the pilot area.</p><p>As part of my on going engagement with local government, I recently met with representatives of Wolverhampton Council to discuss the local government finance settlement and related matters.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-23T14:07:34.713Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-23T14:07:34.713Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
4077
label Biography information for Emma Reynolds more like this
845695
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Local Government Finance: Wolverhampton more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the local government grant given to City of Wolverhampton Council was in each of the last seven years. more like this
tabling member constituency Wolverhampton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Emma Reynolds more like this
uin 128667 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-27more like thismore than 2018-02-27
answer text <p>Wolverhampton City Council will have available £876.7 million in Core Spending Power between 2016/17 to 2019/20.</p><p><br>Information on Wolverhampton’s Revenue Support Grant funding can be found on line at: <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> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-27T16:50:54.383Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-27T16:50:54.383Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
4077
label Biography information for Emma Reynolds more like this