Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Departments have (a) marked and (b) plans to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2018.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
In 2018, more departments than ever before held events to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. These include:
Officials in all other departments have been invited to attend these events, or given opportunities to view them remotely. A number of non-Ministerial departments have also held events or their staff have been able to attend those held at Ministerial departments; these include (but are not limited to) the Government Legal Department, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Charity Commission.
Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to maintain services supplied by Carillion plc to local councils.
Answered by Rishi Sunak
Continuity of services is the Government and local councils’ top priority. All public sector services continue to be delivered and minimal disruption to public services has been reported.
We have been working through the Local Government Association over the past few weeks to ensure that affected English local authorities had robust contingency plans in place to manage the impacts of Carillion failing.
Councils have now put those plans into action, and will continue to deliver all public sector services. And all staff engaged on these public sector contracts will continue to be paid.
Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what reports he has received from local authorities of racist abuse by or towards electoral candidates during the 2017 General Election.
Answered by Sajid Javid
I am well aware of the many election candidates who suffered vile abuse and even death threats during the 2017 General Election campaign, many of whom shared their experiences in Westminster Hall last week. All such abuse is unacceptable no matter who it is aimed at.
Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which programmes his Department currently funds will have their funding affected by the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Jake Berry
The Department is responsible for the management of the England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme.
The Government announced in October 2016 that it will guarantee EU funding for European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds projects that are signed before the UK's departure from the EU and which provide good value for money and support domestic priorities, even when these projects continue after we have left the EU. The England ERDF programme is covered by this guarantee.
As a result, British businesses and other organisations have additional certainty and can continue to apply for EU funding while the UK remains a member of the EU.
Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many investors who have brought back into use derelict town centre premises have been subject to the community infrastructure levy since it was was introduced.
Answered by Lord Sharma
Central Government does not collect this information. Local authorities are responsible for collecting the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and must report annually on the income received and how it is spent.
This Government is committed to supporting our high streets. CIL is specifically designed to ensure it does not act as a disincentive to re-use and redevelop empty buildings. Buildings returned to their former use generally do not pay CIL. Buildings re-developed for a new use may also not be charged CIL, subject to meeting certain requirements. This includes buildings in town centre locations.
Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been provided to the True Vision programme in each year from 2014 to 2017.
Answered by Marcus Jones
The Department of Communities and Local Government has contributed £90,000 towards the True Vision Programme during the period 2014 to 2017.
Asked by: Lord Mann (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason responsibility for the True Vision programme was moved from the Ministry of Justice to his Department.
Answered by Marcus Jones
True Vision is a facility owned by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) (and formerly by the Association of Chief Police Officers). Oversight of the scheme has been undertaken by the National Policing Lead, Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton on behalf of National Police Chief’s Council. The manager of the scheme was temporarily accommodated by the Department for Communities and Local Government during an administrative transition from the Ministry of Justice to the Greater Manchester Police (on behalf of the National Police Chief's Council).