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Written questions by McDonald.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Andy McDonald this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

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9 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of local government (a) processes and (b) resources for identifying suitable accommodation for homeless people in the context of th

Reply

Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected, especially children.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will...

9 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, how many (a) in-area and (b) out-of-area awards for housing accommodation for homeless people were made under local authorities' (i) interim duty to accommodate and (ii) main hou

Reply

Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected, especially children.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will...

9 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, how many children were housed in unsuitable temporary accommodation in each local authority in the North East in each year since 2010.

Reply

Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected, especially children.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will...

9 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking help support local authorities to access suitable accommodation for homeless people to meet their (a) interim duty to accommodate and (b) main housing du

Reply

Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected, especially children.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will...

2 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to publish outcomes of annual discussions with combined mayoral authorities.

Reply

Outcomes of conversations with Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) are not currently published by government.From 2025/26, we will introduce Integrated Settlements, starting in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands. Authorities will be monitored agains...

2 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on developing accountability processes for institutions that secure single funding settlements at the Spending Review.

Reply

Integrated Settlements will be supported by the establishment of a streamlined, overarching, single assurance framework coordinated by MHCLG rather than multiple frameworks administered by different departments. This will build on and will be incorporated...

2 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to require combined mayoral authorities to publish evaluation reports on individual funding programmes in a standardised format.

Reply

Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) manage a number of different funds including adult skills funding, transport funding and the Mayoral Investment Fund. These are monitored according to the Local Assurance Framework in each place. Combined Authorities ar...

2 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to publish (a) metrics and (b) outcomes for the spending performance of combined mayoral authorities.

Reply

Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) manage a number of different funds including adult skills funding, transport funding and the Mayoral Investment Fund. These are monitored according to the Local Assurance Framework in each place. Combined Authorities ar...

2 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the outcomes of funding provided to combined mayoral authorities.

Reply

Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) manage a number of different funds including adult skills funding, transport funding and the Mayoral Investment Fund. These are monitored according to the Local Assurance Framework in each place. Combined Authorities ar...

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