Tag: Steve Reed

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department provided to each London borough in Homeless Prevention Grant for 2016-17.

Mr Marcus Jones

One person without a home is one too many. That is why we have maintained and protected homelessness prevention funding for local authorities through the local government finance settlement totalling £315 million by 2019/20. We have also increased central government funding to tackle homelessness to £139 million over the next four years.

The spreadsheet showing individual authority allocations was published on 8 February and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/core-spending-power-final-local-government-finance-settlement-2016-to-2017.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in (a) Croydon North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Croydon are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.

Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

I would add that the Government’s National Living Wage was introduced in April 2016 for all working people aged 25 and over, and is set at £7.20 per hour. We have asked the Low Pay Commission to recommend the National Living Wage rate that should apply from April 2017, towards a target 60% of median earnings by 2020. By then, around 2.9 million people are expected to have had a pay rise, thanks directly to the National Living Wage. The Government recognises the important work undertaken by the Living Wage Foundation and we encourage employers to pay above the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage where it is affordable to do so.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Kurdistan and the effect this situation has on the threat from Islamic State; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The UK Government is following the political situation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq closely. Her Majesty’s Ambassador in Baghdad and Consul General in Erbil are encouraging Kurdish political leaders to resolve their differences peacefully, in the spirit of compromise and respecting democratic principles. We welcome the major contribution made by the Kurdistan Regional Government and Kurdish people to counter ISIL, and encourage them to continue to unite against this threat.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how the Transitional Grant in the local government spending review is funded.

Mr Marcus Jones

DCLG has reprioritised existing spending in addition to using unallocated and contingency budgets to fund the transitional grant.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-03-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding for investment has been made available for local authorities through the European Regional Development Fund during the 2014 to 2020 programme.

James Wharton

England has been allocated €3.6 billion (approximately £2.6 billion) through the 2014-20 European Regional Development Fund Programme.

No funding has been specifcially ring-fenced for local authority areas. Local authorities are able to respond to open calls for projects and compete alongside other potential funding receipients.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil injunctions have been made under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

Sir Oliver Heald

The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate costs.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason gender issues are not a compulsory part of the PSHE curriculum; and whether she has any plans to so introduce such issues into that curriculum.

Edward Timpson

It is for schools to decide how best to deliver the curriculum. They can teach about gender issues through personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, which is a non-statutory curriculum subject. The non-statutory PSHE programme of study, issued by the PSHE Association, includes teaching pupils about gender issues.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Local Government Transparency Code 2015; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Marcus Jones

My Department is currently reviewing compliance with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-02-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what work his Department is doing in relation to its responsibility for the European Regional Development Fund.

James Wharton

My Department will continue carrying out its responsibilities as Managing Authority of the England European Regional Development Fund programmes.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate how much revenue will be accrued from business rates in each local authority in each financial year to 2020.

Mr Marcus Jones

Local authority estimates of business rates yield for 2016-17 are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/500899/NNDR1_2016-17_drop_down.xlsx

Estimates for future years are not available.

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