Asked by: Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Fire and Rescue Services on the retro-fitting of sprinkler systems in residential tower blocks.
Answered by Lord Sharma
My Department has been holding regular discussions with representatives of the fire and rescue services on a wide range of fire safety matters. These discussions have been reflected in the advice provided on 22 June to local authorities and housing associations on interim mitigating measures.
Asked by: Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the variation in spending by each local authority on physical activity services per capita.
Answered by Marcus Jones
Information for 2014-15 is available in tables RO3 (Social care and Public Health) and RS (Revenue Summary) available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2014-to-2015-individual-local-authority-data-outturn
Local authorities receive a ring-fenced public health grant from the Department for Health but physical activity is a non-prescribed public health function. Local authorities are best placed to assess and deliver the services their communities need and are locally accountable for those decisions, therefore this spending has not been formally analysed by the department.
Asked by: Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of all local authority spending was spent on physical activity services in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answered by Marcus Jones
Information for 2014-15 is available in tables RO3 (Social care and Public Health) and RS (Revenue Summary) available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2014-to-2015-individual-local-authority-data-outturn
Local authorities receive a ring-fenced public health grant from the Department for Health but physical activity is a non-prescribed public health function. Local authorities are best placed to assess and deliver the services their communities need and are locally accountable for those decisions, therefore this spending has not been formally analysed by the department.
Asked by: Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of UK membership of the EU on each policy area and function of local authorities.
Answered by Marcus Jones
None.