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Written Question
Local Council Tax Support Schemes Independent Review
Friday 14th February 2020

Asked by: Jon Cruddas (Labour - Dagenham and Rainham)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what external organisations his Department has engaged with in implementing its response to Eric Ollerenshaw's Independent Review of Local Council Tax Support Schemes.

Answered by Luke Hall

The Government engages with a wide range of organisations to understand the impact of council tax - including local council tax support schemes - on taxpayers.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Jun 2019
Housing Associations

"This is an important debate. We had similar issues in Tower Hamlets, across Barking and Dagenham and Havering, with Old Ford, which was Circle Housing, and a notorious case on the Orchard Village estate because of a lack of effective regulation across the sector. At the same time, a number …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Jan 2019
Fire Safety and Cladding

"My hon. Friend is getting to the fundamentals of the issues. Let me give an example. I met a bunch of laggers, who handed me a document about the combustible compounds contained in phenolic foam insulation, which is used in multiple buildings. That document was 15 years old, and it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Jan 2019
Fire Safety and Cladding

"When it comes to the question of complacency and how much confidence we have in the system, I should repeat what I said earlier today about the laggers who put in the insulation, and who are aware of health and safety reports that undermine confidence in the materials that the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Jan 2019
Fire Safety and Cladding

"I was not going to speak, but given that we have more time than we anticipated, I shall make a few comments on the basis of the meeting—which I mentioned earlier—with members of the GMB heat and frost laggers’ branch in Dagenham. They are legendary in the sector for their …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Nov 2018
Housing Bodies: Accountability

"Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the major problems is the transparency of housing associations? We had a notorious case in Orchard Village in South Hornchurch, which was raised in a debate in this place. One of the big problems was that housing associations were departing from their …..."
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Written Question
Council Tax Reduction Schemes
Wednesday 25th May 2016

Asked by: Jon Cruddas (Labour - Dagenham and Rainham)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report Three years on: an independent review of Local Council Tax Support Schemes by Eric Ollerenshaw OBE, published in March 2016, whether his Department plans to take steps to better understand the effect of Local Council Tax Support Schemes on individuals and councils.

Answered by Marcus Jones

Eric Ollerenshaw's independent report recognises the successful implementation of Local Council Tax Schemes by local government and makes a number of recommendations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness, whilst remaining a local discount. The Department for Communities and Local Government will consider these recommendations carefully.

Written Question
Council Tax Reduction Schemes
Wednesday 25th May 2016

Asked by: Jon Cruddas (Labour - Dagenham and Rainham)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report Three years on: an independent review of Local Council Tax Support Schemes by Eric Ollerenshaw OBE, published in March 2016, if he will commission in-depth academic research on the effect of Local Council Tax Support Schemes within the wider context of other welfare and socio-economic changes.

Answered by Marcus Jones

Eric Ollerenshaw's independent report recognises the successful implementation of Local Council Tax Schemes by local government and makes a number of recommendations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness, whilst remaining a local discount. The Department for Communities and Local Government will consider these recommendations carefully.

Written Question
Council Tax Reduction Schemes
Wednesday 25th May 2016

Asked by: Jon Cruddas (Labour - Dagenham and Rainham)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report Three years on: an independent review of Local Council Tax Support Schemes by Eric Ollerenshaw OBE, published in March 2016, whether he plans to implement the recommendation to identify how much funding for Council Tax Support is provided to local authorities through the Revenue Support Grant.

Answered by Marcus Jones

Eric Ollerenshaw's independent report recognises the successful implementation of Local Council Tax Schemes by local government and makes a number of recommendations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness, whilst remaining a local discount. The Department for Communities and Local Government will consider these recommendations carefully.