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679673

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of its total annual budget Lancashire County Council received from the Local Government Grant (Local Government Finance Settlement), for each budget heading, in 2016-17; and what such proportion, by budget heading, that council has been allocated to receive in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	62087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>For 2016-17, Lancashire received £118.8 million in Revenue Support Grant (RSG) as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement. Lancashire had a budgeted Revenue Expenditure of £1.7 billion in 2016-17. RSG was equivalent to 7.1% of this budgeted figure.</p><p>For 2017-18, Lancashire is provisionally set to receive £81.5 million in RSG. Local authority budget figures are not available for 2017-18. Budget Revenue Account figures are scheduled to be published in the summer.</p><p>Revenue Support Grant is un-hypothecated. The funding has no specific conditions attached to it and any spend on services financed by the grant is not ring-fenced.</p><p>Local authorities are best placed to assess, deliver and take decisions on financing the services their communities need, and are locally accountable for those decisions.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/02/2017 16:42:53 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

679674

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of parking charges on low income families.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	62132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not make an assessment of the effect of parking charges on low income families.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for determining local parking needs and setting parking charges which include considering potential impacts on local communities.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/02/2017 17:10:57 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

679006

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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 Council Tax Support Schemes Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the findings of the Ollerenshaw review of local council tax support.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	61851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department is carefully considering the recommendations made by Eric Ollerenshaw OBE. The Government’s response to the review’s findings will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/02/2017 15:00:27 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

679008

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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	Park Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2016 to Question 45729, what assessment he has made of the implications of his policies of the final recommendations of the Park Homes Working Group; and if he will place his plans to take forward those recommendations in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	61818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the lives of mobile homes residents and welcomes the recommendations of the working group. We have already taken forward their recommendation to write to all local authorities to remind them of their new enforcement powers and available guidance. My Department is considering the other recommendations and will set out its response as part of a review of the effectiveness of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 that we are planning to launch in the Spring.</p><p>The review will be conducted by the Department through a consultation exercise which will seek evidence from residents, site owners and local authorities on the effectiveness of two key areas of the 2013 legislation:</p><p>(a) what enforcement local authorities have carried out, any successes and challenges they have faced and what further changes or powers they require and;</p><p>(b) how well the changes to the buying and selling process, pitch fee reviews and site rules have worked.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 61819 question first answered 31/01/2017 15:21:14 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

679009

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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	Mobile Homes Act 2013
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government's planned review of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 will begin; what that review's terms of reference will be; and whether that review will have an independent chair.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	61819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the lives of mobile homes residents and welcomes the recommendations of the working group. We have already taken forward their recommendation to write to all local authorities to remind them of their new enforcement powers and available guidance. My Department is considering the other recommendations and will set out its response as part of a review of the effectiveness of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 that we are planning to launch in the Spring.</p><p>The review will be conducted by the Department through a consultation exercise which will seek evidence from residents, site owners and local authorities on the effectiveness of two key areas of the 2013 legislation:</p><p>(a) what enforcement local authorities have carried out, any successes and challenges they have faced and what further changes or powers they require and;</p><p>(b) how well the changes to the buying and selling process, pitch fee reviews and site rules have worked.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 61818 question first answered 31/01/2017 15:21:14 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

679096

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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	Charities: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of organisations with charitable status that will be affected by changes in business rates to be introduced from April 2017 in (a) East Lancashire and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	61833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department is not able to estimate the effect of changes to business rates on organisations with charitable status because it does not hold information about which properties have charitable status. Eligibility for charitable rate relief is determined by local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/02/2017 15:01:02 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

679113

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letters of 20 October and 30 November 2016 and the email of 12 January 2017 from the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth on sitting councillors and child sex offences.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	61960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>A response was sent to the hon Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth today.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 31/01/2017 17:20:00 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

678516

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	Health Services: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the reasons are for business rate relief (a) being provided to private health companies and (b) not being provided to publicly funded health services.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	61561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Any healthcare provider which is a charity and using their property wholly or mainly for charitable purposes will be entitled to 80% mandatory rate relief. Charities in the healthcare sector make an important contribution to our society and it is right they should benefit from mandatory rate relief.</p><p>NHS properties, like almost all other buildings occupied by public bodies, have been subject to non-domestic rates since they were introduced. Operational costs related to property are taken into account at spending reviews in determining the overall level of funding for the NHS.</p><p>A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme will provide support for the minority of properties which face an increase in rates as a result of the 2017 revaluation, and applies equally to public bodies such as the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 61562 question first answered 01/02/2017 15:02:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

678517

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	NHS: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the level of business rates on NHS budgets.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	61562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Any healthcare provider which is a charity and using their property wholly or mainly for charitable purposes will be entitled to 80% mandatory rate relief. Charities in the healthcare sector make an important contribution to our society and it is right they should benefit from mandatory rate relief.</p><p>NHS properties, like almost all other buildings occupied by public bodies, have been subject to non-domestic rates since they were introduced. Operational costs related to property are taken into account at spending reviews in determining the overall level of funding for the NHS.</p><p>A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme will provide support for the minority of properties which face an increase in rates as a result of the 2017 revaluation, and applies equally to public bodies such as the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 61561 question first answered 01/02/2017 15:02:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

678520

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on continuing regional aid funding at the same levels currently provided by the EU after 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	61759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government will want to consider the future of all programmes that are currently EU funded, once we have left the EU. Leaving the EU means we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. Over the coming months, we will consult closely with stakeholders to review all EU funding schemes in the round, to ensure that any on-going funding commitments best serve the UK's national interest, while ensuring appropriate investor certainty.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 30/01/2017 16:59:12 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham