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1055319

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Social Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on children receiving social care of the decision to distribute the social care support grant via the adult social care relative needs formula rather than the children’s services relative needs formula.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	217114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2019, the Chancellor made available £410 million in 2019/20 for social care services in local authorities – both adult and children’s social care. We proposed in the provisional local government finance settlement to distribute these resources based on the existing Adult Social Care relative Needs formula, as the best available method. Consultation responses overwhelmingly supported this approach which was confirmed at final settlement. Local authorities have welcomed the additional funding and the discretion to spend in a way which best fits their community’s needs.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 11/02/2019 17:11:06 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1054738

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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: Merseyside
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 press announcement entitled, Councils in England to receive over £50 million to support Brexit preparations, published in January 2019, how much of the £56.5 million that will be given to councils will be allocated to (a) councils in the LiverpoolCity Region and (b) Wirral Council.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	216143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>From the £56.5 million announced on 28 January, funding to help councils prepare for Brexit, councils in the Liverpool City Region will receive £1,442,000.</p><p>This will include £210,000 for each of the following; Halton Borough Council, the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Liverpool City Council, the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, and the Metropolitan Borough Council of Wirral.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 13:52:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1054744

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Schools: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) independent schools and (b) free schools are eligible for business rate relief, and whether his Department has plans to review that status.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	216113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Schools may benefit from charitable rate relief from business rates if the billing authority considers that they satisfy the requirements and are used wholly or mainly for charitable purposes. The Government has no plans to review eligibility.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 16:27:57 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1054848

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Parking: Wellingborough
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 his Department will respond to the petition presented on 12 September 2018 on Jackson Lane Car Park.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	216218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Due to an administrative technical fault, the petition was not received by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government until late January.</p><p>A response to the petition has been published today, 7 February.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 16:28:22 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

1054877

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Empty Property
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 set a target in this Parliamentary Term for the reduction in number of long term empty properties as a result of the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	216156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on vacant dwellings in England and in each local authority district are published in the Ministry’s live table 615 which is available at the following link. This table shows the annual total numbers of empty homes and those vacant longer than six months and also vacants in the local authority, housing association and other public sector tenures.</p><p>The table can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a>.</p><p>Rates of council tax charged on empty homes are a matter for individual local authorities, who will take into account local circumstances in reaching their decision. In 2018, 299 out of 326 authorities reported that they were charging a premium on some of their empty dwellings, up from 291 in 2017.</p><p>The number of long-term vacant dwellings across England remains lower than when records began.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 17:15:00 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1052452

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
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	Valuation Office Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that Valuation officers (a) compile and (b) maintain rating Lists for each billing authority area.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	215565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency has a statutory duty to compile and maintain the rating lists. The Valuation Office Agency is an executive agency, sponsored by HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2019 16:27:33 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1052454

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
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: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press announcement entitled, Brokenshire unveils £500 million affordable homes funding boost, how much of the £56.5 million that will be given to councils to support Brexit preparations will be allocated to (a) councils in the Sheffield City Region and (b) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	215579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>From the £56.5 million announced on 28 January, funding to help councils prepare for Brexit, councils in Sheffield City Region will receive £1,197,000. This will include £182,000 for the Combined Authority and £210,000 for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/02/2019 16:55:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1052333

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	Social Services: Children
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 his Department will make an assessment of the potential effects on children of not using the children’s services relative needs formula to distribute the social care support grant announced in Budget 2018.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	215161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2019, the Chancellor made available £410 million in 2019/20 for social care services in local authorities – both adult and children’s social care. We proposed in the provisional local government finance settlement to distribute these resources based on the existing Adult Social Care relative needs formula, as the best available method. Consultation responses overwhelmingly supported this approach which was confirmed in the final settlement. Local authorities have welcomed the additional funding and the discretion to spend in a way which best fits their community’s needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 06/02/2019 16:56:38 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

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
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

1050583

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Council Tax
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 increase funding to councils to support the provision of council tax support.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	214124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Councils are responsible for designing schemes that deliver an appropriate level of council tax support that reflect the circumstances in their area. Funding for local council tax support is provided, unringfenced, through the local government finance settlement. Councils will have access to £46.4 billion of funding next year – a 2.8 per cent increase from 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 04/02/2019 15:58:17 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern