Asked by: Anne Marie Morris (Conservative - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that covid-19 guidance issued by local authorities is available in multiple languages and formats.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is working with councils through this period to ensure they can support their communities best and that national guidance has been translated into a range of languages throughout the pandemic by individual departments and agencies. Guidance issued by local authorities would be locally produced and be targeted to the area they serve. Local authorities know their communities best and as independent organisations, will have the ability to decide how best to communicate with, and serve their communities.
Asked by: Anne Marie Morris (Conservative - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for his Department's consultation on Government proposals for a fairer distribution of funding for local government services.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
The Government is committed to undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of English local authorities. We are working closely with local government representatives and others to examine all elements of the review. We aim to share emerging results with the sector shortly, followed by a full consultation in the Spring. Our aim is to implement the review in 2021-22.
Asked by: Anne Marie Morris (Conservative - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the Fair Funding Review of local government funding.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
The Government is committed to undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of English local authorities. We are working closely with local government representatives and others to examine all elements of the review. We aim to share emerging results with the sector shortly, followed by a full consultation in the Spring. Our aim is to implement the review in 2021-22.
Asked by: Anne Marie Morris (Conservative - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if the Government will publish the recommendations made by the Park Homes Working Group set up in 2015.
Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
I plan to publish the Park Homes Working Group’s report and Part 2 of the review of the effectiveness of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 later this year.
Asked by: Anne Marie Morris (Conservative - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for part 2 his Department's review of park homes legislation.
Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
I plan to publish Part 2 of the review of the effectiveness of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 later this year.
Asked by: Anne Marie Morris (Conservative - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish information on the Growth Deal allocation for each local enterprise partnership made under the Autumn Statement 2016.
Answered by Andrew Percy
At Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced regional Growth Deal awards worth £1.8 billion across England. Individual awards for Northern Powerhouse Local Enterprise Partnerships were announced and published on 23 January. We plan to announce all remaining Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal awards over the coming weeks.