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851782

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: Dorset
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 26 February 2018 HCWS486 on Local Government Policy, what estimate he has made of the potential savings; and if he will place a copy of the cost-benefit analysis in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	130545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The information to which the Secretary of State had regarded when making his decision on the Dorset unitary proposal included financial estimates from the work of independent professional firms indicating that savings of some £28 million per year could be made. Information on costs and benefits is available on <a href="http://www.futuredorset.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.futuredorset.co.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/03/2018 09:08:32 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

851784

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: Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what means and on what date he was informed by (a) Poole Borough Council and (b) Bournemouth Borough Council that those councils did not consent to a new unitary authority comprising Poole and Bournemouth unless Christchurch Borough Council were included; and what reasons were given for the refusal to consent.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	130547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The position, including reasons, of Bournemouth and Poole Borough Councils in relation to the inclusion of Christchurch Borough in a new unitary authority was set out in their representations of 5 and 4 January 2018 respectively. Further to the answer Question UIN 129890 on 1 March 2018, I am placing these representations in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/03/2018 09:14:44 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

851080

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: Christchurch
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 26 February 2018 HCWS486 on Local Government Policy, if he will place in the library a copy of the evidence which satisfied him that local government and service delivery will be improved in Christchurch as a result of his decision.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	130263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>It was on the basis of all the relevant material available to the Secretary of State that he was satisfied that the two new unitary councils are likely to improve local government and service delivery in their areas, and that across Dorset as a whole there is a good deal of support for these councils.</p><p>This material comprised the information submitted to the Secretary of State by Dorset Councils which is available on <a href="http://www.futuredorset.co.uk" target="_blank">www.futuredorset.co.uk</a>, the representations he received from Dorset Councils between 7 November 2017 and 8 January 2018, which we are placing in the Library of the House further to the answer on 1 March 2018 of Question UIN 129890, and all the other representations and information which the Secretary of State has received which will now be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 130266 question first answered 05/03/2018 09:05:31 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

851081

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: Dorset
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 26 February 2018 HCWS486 on Local Government Policy, how many (a) written and (b) oral representations he received between 7 November 2017 and 8 January 2018 on Local Government reorganisation in Dorset; and how many of those representations were (a) against the abolition of Christchurch Borough Council and (b) in favour of the abolition of Christchurch Borough Council.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	130264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Of the 210 written representations made between 7 November 2017 and 8 January 2018 on local government reorganisation in Dorset, 96 were supportive of the proposal, comprising 29 from members of the public and 67 from others including businesses, public bodies and parish councils, 15 were neutral, and 99 were opposed, comprising 62 from members of the public and 37 from others. The Secretary of State has also had conversations on local government reorganisation in Dorset with Honourable and Right Honourable Friends.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/03/2018 09:41:13 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

851082

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: Dorset
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 26 February 2018 HCWS486 on Local Government Policy, what the steps were that were taken after 7 November 2017 to secure local consent; and to the extent to which local consent was secured.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	130265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The further steps taken to secure local consent involved both East Dorset District Council and Purbeck District Council withdrawing their opposition to the Dorset proposal.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/03/2018 09:41:47 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

851084

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: Dorset
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 26 February 2018 HCWS486 on Local Government Policy, if he will place in the library a copy of the evidential basis which satisfied him that across Dorset as a whole there is a good deal of local support for the new Council.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	130266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>It was on the basis of all the relevant material available to the Secretary of State that he was satisfied that the two new unitary councils are likely to improve local government and service delivery in their areas, and that across Dorset as a whole there is a good deal of support for these councils.</p><p>This material comprised the information submitted to the Secretary of State by Dorset Councils which is available on <a href="http://www.futuredorset.co.uk" target="_blank">www.futuredorset.co.uk</a>, the representations he received from Dorset Councils between 7 November 2017 and 8 January 2018, which we are placing in the Library of the House further to the answer on 1 March 2018 of Question UIN 129890, and all the other representations and information which the Secretary of State has received which will now be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 130263 question first answered 05/03/2018 09:05:31 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

851085

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Council Tax: Dorset
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 26 February 2018 HCWS486 on Local Government Policy, if the drafts of the necessary secondary legislation will include a requirement that the same level of Council tax will be payable by all households on Band D in the unitary authority proposal for Christchurch, Poole and Bournemouth.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	130267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State intends to bring forward secondary legislation shortly before the Summer Recess making provision on council tax harmonisation, including specifying by when a new unitary council must equalise council tax over its whole area.</p><p>In deciding these provisions, the Secretary of State shall have regard to local preferences, the impact on individual council tax bills across the areas concerned, and the financial implications for the authority - seeking to strike a balance between ensuring council tax payers do not experience a large increase in bills and not allowing residents in any one part of the area to be concerned that they are effectively contributing more to the cost of services than others in the area.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/03/2018 09:36:50 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

850322

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: Dorset
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 place in the library a copy of all the representations he has received from local authorities in Dorset on local government reorganisation since 7 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	129890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>I am placing in the Library of the House copies of all the representations which the Secretary of State has received from local authorities in Dorset on local government reorganisation since 7 November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/03/2018 17:28:47 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

839185

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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: Dorset
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 his oral contribution of 7 February 2018, Official Report, column 1566, on Local Government Finance, if he will encourage local authorities in Dorset to budget for 2018-19 on the basis that they will not be subject to negative revenue support grant in 2019-20; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	127743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The local government finance settlement for 2018-19, approved by the House on 7 February, allocated additional resources to local authorities to eliminate so-called ‘negative Revenue Support Grant’ (RSG) in that year. I acknowledge concerns around negative RSG in 2019 to 2020 and we will be looking at fair and affordable options that will address the problem. I plan to formally consult on proposals in the Spring, ahead of next year’s settlement</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/02/2018 12:36:18 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope