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1241429

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Local Authority Emergency Assistance Grant: Kirklees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the £551,350.34 provided to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council via the Local Authority Emergency Assistance Grant due to end at the end of October 2020, what funding will be provided to ensure that Kirklees can continue to provide local crisis support to people in financial need.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	100508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a range of support for families. The Local Authority Emergency Assistance Grant includes £63 million for local authorities to help those who are struggling financially due to the impact of COVID-19. Additionally, the Department for Work and Pensions has increased Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit by over £1,000 a year for this financial year, benefiting over 4 million households, and increased Local Housing Allowance rates – putting an average of £600 into people’s pockets.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, including over £4.8 billion in funding for spending pressures, comprising £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and over £1.1 billion for the Infection Control Fund. Kirklees Council has received £28.22 million in additional COVID-19 funding, on top of an increase in core spending power of £19.84 million (6.6%) this year.</p><p> </p><p>The 2020 Spending Review is our opportunity to get the right funding for local government over the coming years, following the 4.4% real terms increase in Core Spending Power delivered in 2019, the largest year-on-year increase for a decade.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/10/2020 16:01:56 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1241440

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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 homelessness does not increase as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme comes to an end.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	100509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced the Job Support Scheme as part of a wider package to protect incomes and has injected over £9 billion into the welfare system, which will support people with housing costs.</p><p>This includes increasing the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that they are set at the 30 <sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents. £180 million of Discretionary Housing Payments are available for those who require additional support, and local authorities continue to provide their statutory homelessness duties.</p><p>Legislation has also been introduced requiring landlords to give tenants 6 months’ notice before they can progress eviction cases to court, except in the most serious circumstances. Where cases do reach court, new rules require landlords to inform judges if tenants have been impacted by coronavirus and to re-activate cases from before 3 August.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/10/2020 14:09:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1240333

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are receiving funding from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	99066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>By 31 July 2020, 187,000 individuals from Yorkshire and the Humber had claimed the first SEISS grant. This is seven per cent of all claims made for the first SEISS grant.</p><p> </p><p>By 31 August 2020, 147,000 individuals from Yorkshire and the Humber had claimed the second SEISS grant. This is seven per cent of all claims made for the second SEISS grant.</p><p> </p><p>These figures were taken from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme statistics published on 21 August and 18 September respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 99067 question first answered 08/10/2020 13:12:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1240334

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of successful applications to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme are from people in Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	99067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>By 31 July 2020, 187,000 individuals from Yorkshire and the Humber had claimed the first SEISS grant. This is seven per cent of all claims made for the first SEISS grant.</p><p> </p><p>By 31 August 2020, 147,000 individuals from Yorkshire and the Humber had claimed the second SEISS grant. This is seven per cent of all claims made for the second SEISS grant.</p><p> </p><p>These figures were taken from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme statistics published on 21 August and 18 September respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 99066 question first answered 08/10/2020 13:12:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1240335

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in receipt of support from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme live in (a) areas of intervention and (b) areas of enhanced support or concern.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	99068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC have published tables showing the geographical distribution of the numbers of individuals claiming the first SEISS grant by 31 July 2020 and the second SEISS grant by 31 August 2020. The tables include claims by parliamentary constituency and local authority: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-august-2020</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-september-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-september-2020</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2020 13:14:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1239934

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flood Control: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his comments in York on 16 February 2020, when he plans to hold a flood summit for the whole of Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	98734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the impact that flooding has had on individuals and local communities. As floods Minister, I have continued to engage with a range of flood affected Members across Yorkshire since the November 2019 flooding.</p><p> </p><p>The hon. Member will be aware that at the adjournment debate of 30 September I confirmed that I will be meeting with flood affected Members on 8 October with a focus on South Yorkshire following the letter from the hon. Member for Barnsley Central.</p><p> </p><p>I will continue to discuss flood matters with colleagues from Yorkshire and across the country more widely, going forward.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/10/2020 11:22:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1240017

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture Recovery Fund: Cinemas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many independent cinemas have made applications to the Cultural Recovery Fund; and how many and what proportion of those applications have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	98735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>On July 5 the Government announced the Culture Recovery Fund, a major £1.57 billion support package for key cultural organisations to help them preserve their local cultural offer and rescue organisations that are at risk of insolvency this financial year. This is the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture. Within this, the British Film Institute (BFI) is allocating up to £30 million in grants on behalf of my department to support independent cinemas in England.</p><p>As of Friday 2 October 2020, the Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas has received 72 applications from 109 individual cinema sites (one application can be made on behalf of a small cinema chain), amounting to grant requests of just over £4.5million. From this, 28 grants worth over £650,000 have been awarded to 42 cinema sites across England. This means almost 40% of applications received have been successfully awarded funding so far. The fund is being awarded on a rolling basis and will continue to assess and accept applications through to 30th October. For those organisations which have not yet had decisions, BFI are continuing to assess the evidence provided in line with the eligibility criteria and are working with them to explore their needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 98736 question first answered 07/10/2020 15:03:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1240020

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture Recovery Fund: Cinemas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much financial support independent cinemas applied for through the Cultural Recovery Fund; and how much of that funding was granted.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	98736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>On July 5 the Government announced the Culture Recovery Fund, a major £1.57 billion support package for key cultural organisations to help them preserve their local cultural offer and rescue organisations that are at risk of insolvency this financial year. This is the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture. Within this, the British Film Institute (BFI) is allocating up to £30 million in grants on behalf of my department to support independent cinemas in England.</p><p>As of Friday 2 October 2020, the Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas has received 72 applications from 109 individual cinema sites (one application can be made on behalf of a small cinema chain), amounting to grant requests of just over £4.5million. From this, 28 grants worth over £650,000 have been awarded to 42 cinema sites across England. This means almost 40% of applications received have been successfully awarded funding so far. The fund is being awarded on a rolling basis and will continue to assess and accept applications through to 30th October. For those organisations which have not yet had decisions, BFI are continuing to assess the evidence provided in line with the eligibility criteria and are working with them to explore their needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 98735 question first answered 07/10/2020 15:03:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1236574

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Uyghurs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the most recent date was that his Department made representations to the Chinese authorities on reports of the mass sterilisation of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	93657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>Reports of suppression of birth rates add to our deep concern about the situation in Xinjiang. It is noteworthy that the Chinese authorities' own figures show a drastic decline in birth rates in Xinjiang. We have repeatedly condemned the egregious abuses of human rights perpetrated against Uyghurs in Xinjiang - including at the UN and directly with China.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 25/09/2020 10:00:54 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1236117

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Theatres: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a scheme to support theatres similar to the Film and TV Production Restart Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	92850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the sector to understand any issues they may have on reopening and looking at ways to address these, including the issue of insurance cover. Socially distanced indoor performances can now take place and we encourage people to support venues that are opening up by booking tickets and visiting our wonderful theatres once again.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government’s £1.57 billion Cultural Recovery Fund – the largest ever one-off investment in culture – will help our arts institutions and organisations through these challenging times.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/09/2020 14:44:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin