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944085

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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
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 136964, whether his Department holds a record of local authorities that have undertaken a corporate peer challenge from the Local Government Association since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	165507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>This information is not retained centrally but most councils publish the outcome of their corporate peer review undertaken by the Local Government Association. The list who have done so is publicly available at: <a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/peer-challenges/outcomes-peer-challenge-reports" target="_blank">https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/peer-challenges/outcomes-peer-challenge-reports</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 23/07/2018 14:29:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

942502

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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
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 assess the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to permit a parish or community council to be established covering an area that is continuous over two primary local authority areas.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	164513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The ability to create, amend or abolish parish and community councils was devolved to local government by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. Central Government therefore has no remit for involvement in such an issue.</p><p>However, as a local matter, the parties concerned should contact the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, which has powers to recommend boundary changes between principal local authorities, and consequential changes to parish arrangements to the Secretary of State. A review of this kind is known as a Principal Area Boundary Review (PABR).</p><p>The Commission’s current policy is that it would only agree to carry out a PABR if there was support from all authorities involved in the potential boundary change, that the proposal represented value for money for local taxpayers and there is evidence of public support for the proposition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/07/2018 14:22:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

933999

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
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
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 2 July 2018 to Question 156335 on Local Government, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) subject of directions made by his Department to local authorities in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	159507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally but from available information, which may not capture all directions, my Department has issued the following directions to local authorities in the past year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject of direction made by MHCLG</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Housing Act 2004</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction to all local housing authorities under section 3(3) of the Housing Act 2004 instructing them to pay particular regard to cladding related issues when reviewing housing in their areas</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Local Government Act 1999</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council under section 15(5) and (6) of the Local Government Act 1999 returning 5 additional functions to the Council previously operated by Commissioners</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction to Northamptonshire County Council under section 15(5) and (6) of the Local Government Act 1999 Act handing over functions to Commissioners appointed by the Secretary of State</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Local Government Act 2003</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction under Section 16(2) of the Local Government Act 2003 to all local authorities allowing them to fund the revenue costs of service transformation from capital receipts for a six year period ending on 31 March 2022 without prior government consent provided they have regard to statutory guidance</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction to the London Borough of Lambeth under Section 16(2) of the Local Government Act 2003 allowing the £100million capitalisation of revenue expenditure to finance a redress scheme for the survivors of historic sexual abuse</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction to Fenland District Council under Section 16(2) of the Local Government Act 2003 allowing the £2million capitalisation of revenue expenditure to finance the payment of a section 75 pension liability</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction under the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 to local authorities in their capacity as Local Government Pension Fund Administering Authorities instructing that the pension interests of an employer may be allocated to a particular fund</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Local Government Act 1986</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction to the London Borough of Hackney under section 4A of the Local Government Act 1986 on compliance with the Code of Practice on Local Authority Publicity</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction to the London Borough of Waltham Forest under section 4A of the Local Government Act 1986 on compliance with the Code of Practice on Local Authority Publicity</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Town and Country Planning Act 1990 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction under section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 calling in a planning application for determination by the Secretary of State</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Article 31 (holding) direction to local planning authorities under section 31 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 delaying the granting of planning permission until the Secretary of State has decided whether or not to call-in an application</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Local Government and Housing Act 1989</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction under sections 74(3)(d) and 87 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 relating to the holding of housing in a local authority’s General Fund</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direction under section 87 of and Item 9 of Part I and Item 10 of Part II of Schedule 4 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to allow local authorities to account for Discretionary Housing Payments to social tenants in the Housing Revenue Account</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/07/2018 11:41:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

928632

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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
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 list the (a) number and (b) subject of directions made by his Department to local authorities since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	156335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/07/2018 16:45:31 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

889912

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have not had a corporate peer challenge from the Local Government Association since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	136964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Government is clear that the Local Government Association’s corporate peer challenge process is an effective and efficient means of delivering peer-led improvement support to local authorities.</p><p>Whilst the process is voluntary, I would expect and encourage every authority to take part in the peer challenge programme and the overwhelming majority of local authorities have hosted corporate peer review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 01/05/2018 16:12:47 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak previous answer version 54334 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

886417

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities in England have been invited to submit proposals for single tier local government under Section 2 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 since 1 January 2016; and what criteria he has applied in each case to trigger the decision to make the invitation.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	136612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Following the recommendation as to the preferred way forward in the ‘Northamptonshire County Council Best Value Inspection’ report, the Secretary of State issued an invitation on 27 March 2018 to the eight principal councils in Northamptonshire to submit proposals for unitary authorities. No other invitations have been issued under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 since 1 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/04/2018 15:25:58 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

885077

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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
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 decided to seek legal authority through secondary legislation to amend retrospectively the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 in respect of proposals for single tier local government; and what consultation was carried out prior to the publication of the draft Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	136065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is not seeking to amend retrospectively the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/04/2018 14:56:35 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

856972

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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
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 he has issued to local authorities on the timescale for responding to correspondence from hon. Members on constituency casework.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	131484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>How local authorities manage correspondence, from all sources, is a matter for local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/03/2018 16:19:15 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

843765

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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
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 average cost to the public purse of local authority mergers in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	128203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The three proposals for merging district councils, which the Department has been considering over the last 12 months, have been assessed as delivering annual savings ranging from £0.8 to £3.1 million with pay back periods for covering one off transition costs from 1 to 3 years.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/02/2018 14:11:47 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

843766

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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
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 it his policy that local referenda take place in advance of local authority mergers.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	128204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Our policy is to consider against the criteria the Secretary of State announced on 7 November 2017, any proposal for merging district councils when requested. It is for the councils making such a proposal to decide how to demonstrate the level of local support for it.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/02/2018 14:09:02 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse