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1732949

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	Refugees: Ukraine
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 the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme will continue to provide thank you payments to people hosting displaced Ukrainians.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	8243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>More than two years on, we continue to stand firm with the brave people who remain in Ukraine, and to warmly welcome those who need sanctuary in the UK.</p><p>We are greatly appreciative of the overwhelming generosity shown by sponsors in accommodating guests under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. It is thanks to this generosity that we have been able to welcome over 156,000 Ukrainians to the UK. We continue to encourage those who can offer support to come forward with offers of sponsorship.</p><p>We provide a tariff of £5,900 per Ukrainian arrival to councils. This is un-ringfenced, which allows councils to use the funding to support households as best suits the local area, including measures to support guests who have left sponsorship to access the private rented sector.</p><p>Local councils have a responsibility to support Ukrainians who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, including providing temporary accommodation where required to ensure no family is without a roof over their head.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 8244 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:09:47 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1732950

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	Refugees: Ukraine
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 steps she plans to take once the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme is introduced to a) incentivise the continuation of people hosting and b) reduce the risk of homelessness amongst displaced Ukrainians.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	8244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>More than two years on, we continue to stand firm with the brave people who remain in Ukraine, and to warmly welcome those who need sanctuary in the UK.</p><p>We are greatly appreciative of the overwhelming generosity shown by sponsors in accommodating guests under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. It is thanks to this generosity that we have been able to welcome over 156,000 Ukrainians to the UK. We continue to encourage those who can offer support to come forward with offers of sponsorship.</p><p>We provide a tariff of £5,900 per Ukrainian arrival to councils. This is un-ringfenced, which allows councils to use the funding to support households as best suits the local area, including measures to support guests who have left sponsorship to access the private rented sector.</p><p>Local councils have a responsibility to support Ukrainians who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, including providing temporary accommodation where required to ensure no family is without a roof over their head.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 8243 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:09:47 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1729458

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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: Borrowing
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing Councils to borrow from the Public Works Loan Board at discounted rates in order to build homes for social rent.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	5711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities already have access to a preferential rate from the Public Works Loans Board to support housebuilding in the Housing Revenue Account. The preferential rate of gilts +0.4% is available until June 2025. The Government is committed to supporting councils to build their capacity and invest in new social rented homes.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 10/10/2024 08:54:10 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1729509

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Devolution: Norfolk
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 steps she is taking to provide a devolution deal for Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5758 5760 5761 5762 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:26 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1729511

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Devolution: Norfolk
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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving further powers on transport to Norfolk local authorities.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5756 5760 5761 5762 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:26 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1729513

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Devolution: Norfolk
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 discussions she has had with (a) Norfolk County Council and (b) North Norfolk District Council on a devolution deal for Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5756 5758 5761 5762 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:27 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1729514

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Devolution: Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason she has scrapped the proposed devolution deal for Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5756 5758 5760 5762 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:27 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1729515

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Devolution: Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to bring forward the English Devolution Bill; and how that bill will impact Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Steff Aquarone
uin	5762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver a more ambitious new agreement as we lay the foundations for the English Devolution Bill.</p><p>This Government strongly believes that the benefits of devolution are best achieved through the establishment of combined institutions with a directly elected leader. Mayors should have a unique role in an institution which allows them to focus fully on their devolved strategic responsibilities, working hand in glove with council leaders who will vitally also focus on the delivery of the essential services for which they are responsible.</p><p>Conflating these two responsibilities into the same individual and institution, as is the case under the mayoral Single Local Authority model of devolution, would risk the optimal delivery of both and is not in line with the direction of travel we are setting out ahead of the English Devolution Bill.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 5756 5758 5760 5761 question first answered 08/10/2024 15:23:27 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5164

1728260

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Buildings: Insulation
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 the Building Safety Fund will cover the cost for thermal performance improvements associated with fire safety measures for the external cladding of buildings, where those improvements are (a) required to meet building regulation energy efficiency standards or (b) go over and above building regulation energy efficiency standards.
tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
tabling member printed	Ben Coleman
uin	4828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Building Safety Fund (BSF) was established to address life safety fire risks associated with cladding on high rise residential buildings. Remediation works must meet Building Regulations requirements, including minimum standards for energy efficiency. BSF applicants may choose to self-fund further energy efficiency measures.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali question first answered 17/09/2024 11:34:23 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	5344

1726990

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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: Devolution
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 role (a) district and (b) borough councils will play in future devolution agreements.
tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
tabling member printed	Josh Newbury
uin	4064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every part of England can rapidly benefit from devolution, moving power out of Westminster back to those who know their areas best. District councils are an important part of local government and should play an active role in devolution arrangements in their area, often as an important delivery partner.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 11/09/2024 15:03:22 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5034