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1691821

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2024 to Question 14381 on Public Lavatories, for what reason this information is not held centrally.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	15798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Because this is a matter for local government and this department does not operate any public lavatories.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 05/03/2024 16:22:45 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1690947

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Public Lavatories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of cuts to local government funding since 2010 on the number of public toilets in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2024-to-2025" target="_blank">The final local government finance settlement for 2024 to 2025 </a> makes available up to £64.7 billion, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £4.5 billion or 7.5% in cash terms on 2023-24. This includes additional measures for local authorities in England worth £600 million that the Government announced between the provisional and final settlement. Local government will see a real-terms increase in Core Spending Power (the Government’s measure of funding available to local government) over the period 2019-20 to 2024-25.</p><p>The majority of the funding provided through the Settlement is un-ringfenced, in recognition of local authorities being best placed to understand local priorities, this includes responsibility for decisions regarding the provision and maintenance of public toilets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 06/03/2024 17:11:59 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL2666 - Final local government finance settlement_ England, 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK.pdf title The Local government finance settlement
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1689482

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many public toilet facilities there were in (a) Stockport borough and (b) England in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	14381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The department does not collect this data centrally.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 23/02/2024 16:05:26 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1646016

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Statement HCWS172 of 4 July 2022 on Building Regulations, when his Department plans to issue a technical consultation on the provision of toilets.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	190268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-11-09%2F83564&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRichard.Inman%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc8652fc745bb479f918908db723b472d%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638229371135380358%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rpx9oqxLnCJhHzdN8j7UfmUVMvQsi3BeZm0hVS08KfU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">83564</a> on 17 November 2022. Preparatory work on a technical consultation on the provision of toilets is underway, with a view to publication later this summer.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 28/06/2023 15:20:33 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1611139

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the technical consultation referred to in Written Statement HCWS172 of 9 November 2022, what progress has been made in technical consultations regarding the potential merits of requiring local authorities and private workplaces to ensure equal access to hygiene bins in public and workplace toilets.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	180768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government has carried out a call for evidence and research to help inform and consider changes to statutory guidance which includes consideration of sanitary bins. Further details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 25/04/2023 15:31:07 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1416526

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of public toilets in England; and what plans his Department has to help ensure there is an adequate provision of public toilets across the country.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	111675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to make decisions about public toilet provision in their localities. The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022-23 makes available an additional £3.5 billion to councils, including funding for adult social care reform. This is an increase in local authority funding for 2022-23 of over 4% in real terms, which will ensure councils across the country have the resources they need to deliver local services.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/02/2022 17:23:28 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1383837

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the provision of public toilets a statutory duty for local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	85373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to make decisions about public toilet provision in their localities. In this year’s Settlement, the Government made available an increase in Core Spending Power in England from £49 billion in 2020-21 to up to £51.3 billion in 2021-22, a 4.6% increase in cash terms. This recognises the resources councils need to meet their pressures and maintain current service levels.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/12/2021 16:43:50 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1300190

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Public Lavatories
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 his Department's call for evidence, Toilet provision for men and women, updated 29 January 2021, what the evidential basis was for (a) his decision to extend the deadline into the consultation of gender neutral toilets and (b) the statement in that call for evidence that the replacement of male-only and female-ionly spaces with gender neutral toilets places women at a significant disadvantage.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	164658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Toilets, both in municipal and private sector locations, are an important facility for members of the public, in particular women, those with children, older people and disabled people.</p><p>A) In January we identified a majority of personal views amongst the responses and so we extended until 26 February to gather more technical guidance relating to toilet provision.</p><p>B) Media coverage, personal accounts and parliamentary scrutiny described inequality in the use and provision of toilets, particularly for women. In recent years, we have seen examples of the removal of well-established male-only/female-only spaces when premises are built or refurbished, and they have often been replaced with gender-neutral toilets. This places women at a significant disadvantage. While men can then use both cubicles and urinals, women can only use the former, and women also need safe spaces given their particular health and sanitary needs (for example, women who are menstruating, pregnant or at menopause, may need to use the toilet more often). Women are also likely to feel less comfortable using mixed sex facilities, and require more space.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 16/03/2021 17:21:55 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1202458

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	Public Lavatories
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 his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to reopen public toilets.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>We strongly encourage public toilets to be open wherever possible. We’ve published guidance to help operators ensure facilities are safe where they are open including increasing cleaning of touch points</p><p>The Government has published guidance on safer public spaces. It includes advice, information and examples of the potential interventions that can be used in public places to facilitate social distancing in areas of higher footfall such as in parks (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safer-public-places-urban-centres-and-green-spaces-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safer-public-places-urban-centres-and-green-spaces-covid-19</a>). Owners and operators are advised to implement cleaning protocols to limit coronavirus transmission in public places. It is advised that touch points (e.g. handrails and gates) should be particular areas of focus for increased cleaning.</p><p>We have now made £3.2 billion available to local authorities through an unringfenced grant so they can address pressures they are facing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The package recognises the additional costs and pressures on finances councils are facing as a result of the current crisis. It demonstrates the Government’s commitment to making sure councils, including upper and lower tier authorities, have the resources they need to support their communities through this challenging time. Local authorities are best placed to understand how to meet the major COVID-19 service pressures and spending needs in their local area.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 18/06/2020 13:51:24 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1201981

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Public Lavatories
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 secure the reopening of public lavatories.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	57084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>We strongly encourage public toilets to be open wherever possible. We’ve published guidance to help operators ensure facilities are safe where they are open including increasing cleaning of touch points</p><p>The Government has published guidance on safer public spaces. It includes advice, information and examples of the potential interventions that can be used in public places to facilitate social distancing in areas of higher footfall such as in parks (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safer-public-places-urban-centres-and-green-spaces-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safer-public-places-urban-centres-and-green-spacescovid-19</a>). Owners and operators are advised to implement cleaning protocols to limit coronavirus transmission in public places. It is advised that touch points (e.g. handrails and gates) should be particular areas of focus for increased cleaning.</p><p>We have now made £3.2 billion available to local authorities through an unringfenced grant so they can address pressures they are facing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The package recognises the additional costs and pressures on finances councils are facing as a result of the current crisis. It demonstrates the Government’s commitment to making sure councils, including upper and lower tier authorities, have the resources they need to support their communities through this challenging time. Local authorities are best placed to understand how to meet the major COVID-19 service pressures and spending needs in their local area, this funding will not be ringfenced. The funding can be used across all local services facing pressures.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/06/2020 14:38:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar