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824424

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how his Department’s plans to assess people's length of stay in supported housing will take account of the fluctuation of mental health conditions and associated challenges.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	123225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Supported accommodation provides a lifeline to many vulnerable people including those with mental health conditions and this Government is committed to protecting this vital provision.</p><p>We are engaging with the supported accommodation sector on the Government’s new approach to funding housing costs, which comes in from April 2020, and as part of this we will be talking extensively to providers and stakeholders on how provision for people with mental health conditions should work within Government’s proposals for funding short-term and long-term supported accommodation.</p><p>I should make clear our proposals do not involve a requirement to assess individuals’ length of stay. The two years mentioned in the proposed definition for short-term support housing refers to the type of supported housing provision, rather than actual stays by individuals. Decisions on the length of an individual’s stay, for example taking into account any fluctuation in their mental health condition, will remain the responsibility of providers and/or care/support workers. There is also certainly no intention that individuals would need to leave or be transferred from an existing placement in short-term supported accommodation solely because the length of their stay had exceeded two years. This is the case across the Government’s proposals for funding the housing costs of all categories of short-term supported accommodation, not just for provision for those with mental health conditions.</p><p>I recognise that supported housing for those with a mental health condition can be a complex area of provision, and officials will continue to work closely with this part of sector, for example with service providers such as Rethink Mental illness, to ensure that our decisions on detailed policy design here are as informed as possible<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/01/2018 17:29:24 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

824462

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Coastal Communities Fund: Plymouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that coastal areas in and around Plymouth receive an equitable share of funding from the Coastal Communities Fund.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	123263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Plymouth has received Coastal Communities Fund grants worth £2.67 million for two projects since 2013: £670,000 in 2013 for the regeneration of Plymouth’s waterfront; and £2 million in 2017 to create new and refurbish existing cultural and heritage venues in the city.</p><p>I announced on 4 September last year that Coastal Communities Fund Round 5 will open for applications early this year with at least £40 million of funding available.</p><p>Hon Members with coastal constituencies should encourage prospective applicants to make an early start in developing their plans for revitalising their local communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:51:52 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter

824680

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Northamptonshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take joint steps with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Northamptonshire County Council to facilitate active engagement between Northamptonshire County Council and the Government Libraries Task Force on developing a plan to keep open all Northamptonshire publicly-funded libraries.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	123481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Libraries Taskforce, which reports to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Local Government Association, plays an important role in promoting good practice and leadership across the public libraries sector in England.</p><p>The Department encourages all councils, including Northamptonshire County Council, to make use of the information and guidance made available by the Taskforce. This includes toolkits published by the Taskforce on alternative delivery models and longer term evidence based sustainable planning, to support councils as they plan their future library provision to make sure that it is sustainable, and meets the needs of local residents.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/01/2018 17:03:05 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

823410

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 121624, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of the renaming of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	122890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out in response to 121614, any necessary changes will be done in a cost-efficient way with expenditure being kept to a minimum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:26:19 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 35482 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

823616

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Supported Housing: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis was for the Government's proposals for a different funding mechanism for short-term supported housing compared with long-term supported housing.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	123076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold figures for the number in short-term versus long-term supported housing.</p><p>The short-term model was designed to ensure that funding for short-term supported accommodation is compatible with the modernised welfare system. We have not changed the funding model for long-term supported housing, which remains in the welfare system.</p><p>It reduces administrative burdens for providers in managing claims for housing costs and collecting rent. It also frees residents from concerns about meeting housing costs at a difficult point in their lives.</p><p>This model was designed with input from a range of stakeholders and providers through task and finish groups, the 2016 consultation on supported housing and taking account of the joint Communities and Local Government and Work and Pensions Select Committee report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 19/01/2018 11:35:34 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

823687

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Beverage Containers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of single use disposable cups that are (a) used and (b) sent for recycling by his Department each year.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	123139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the Department’s use of single use disposable cups that are used each year and sent for recycling. The coffee cups used in the Department’s headquarters office in 2 Marsham Street are biodegradable.</p><p>Staff and visitors are encouraged to dispose of waste appropriately and use recycling bins where it is appropriate to do so.</p><p>Details of how we have reduced our waste to landfill is published in our annual report and accounts. The Department has achieved an overall waste reduction of 78 per cent since 2009/10.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:48:24 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

821528

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Pension Scheme: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government if he will publish the (a) pay and (b) other benefits of the (i) chair, (ii) vice chair, (iii) non-executive and (i) executive directors of each Local Government Pension Scheme pool.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	122446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The pay and benefits of directors of the pool operating companies established to manage local government pension scheme assets are a matter for the participating funds as shareholders. However the Government expects that publicly-owned pool operating companies will provide full disclosure of directors’ remuneration in their annual reports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 17/01/2018 16:58:17 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

822854

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to change its guidance on the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol and extended weather provision; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why Government has committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027. We have announced a new Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce, chaired by the Housing Secretary, which will drive forward the implementation of a cross-Government strategy to tackle this issue.</p><p>We have allocated over £1 billion through to 2020, following the 2015 Spending Review, to prevent and reduce all forms of homelessness. This includes £28 million announced at Budget to pilot a Housing First approach for some of the rough sleepers with the most complex needs.</p><p>Local authorities should work together with partners to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals when the temperature drops.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 122538 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:02:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

822855

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to change legal protections for people sleeping rough in England during severe weather; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	122538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why Government has committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027. We have announced a new Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce, chaired by the Housing Secretary, which will drive forward the implementation of a cross-Government strategy to tackle this issue.</p><p>We have allocated over £1 billion through to 2020, following the 2015 Spending Review, to prevent and reduce all forms of homelessness. This includes £28 million announced at Budget to pilot a Housing First approach for some of the rough sleepers with the most complex needs.</p><p>Local authorities should work together with partners to provide basic emergency accommodation to minimise the risk of harm to individuals when the temperature drops.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 122537 question first answered 22/01/2018 17:02:10 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

822975

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2018 to Question 121612, what the cost to the public purse is of renaming of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	122658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out in response to 121612, any necessary changes will be done in a cost-efficient way with expenditure being kept to a minimum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:27:02 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry previous answer version 35209 answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse