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1311569

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
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, what assessment he has made of the effect of inconsistency in External Wall System forms, including buildings receiving conflicting assessments, on (a) leaseholders nationally and (b) residents of the Blue Building in Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	186012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/04/2021 11:06:27 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 99949 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1302442

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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	Social Rented Housing: Portsmouth
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 recent estimate he has made of the number of local authority homes in Portsmouth that meet the decent homes standard.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	169014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the number of local authority homes that meet the Decent Homes Standard. The Department publishes annual figures on the number of local authority-owned dwellings which have been identified as non-decent in the local authority housing statistics data collection, available : <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Flocal-authority-housing-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7C166be77e9d7149d1537308d8ea2205b2%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637516779124459061%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=dMu%2FUuVRfGMqvG5nRzYJvhwAcfcTwVaqwy%2Fznjcn8mU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-housing-data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/03/2021 16:26:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1302443

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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	Social Rented Housing: Standards
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 support his Department is providing to local authorities to help them ensure that their social housing stock meets the decent homes standard.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	169015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Decent Homes Standard has driven improvements to the quality of social housing. Between 2011 and 2016 Government provided a total of £1.76 billion to 45 councils across England to tackle the backlog of non-decent homes, making over 158,000 homes decent.</p><p>Local Authority Housing Statistics show that the proportion of non-decent local authority dwellings was 5% as of 31 March 2020. The English Housing Survey shows that, in 2019, 12% of social rented homes overall (504,000) were considered non-decent, down from 20% (759,000) in 2010. This is lower than the proportion of private rented (23%) and owner occupied (16%) homes.</p><p>In the Social Housing White Paper, we committed to reviewing the Decent Homes Standard. The review will consider whether the standard needs to be updated to ensure it is delivering what is needed for safety and decency now, including on energy efficiency and green spaces.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 23/03/2021 14:26:44 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1276301

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Business: Coronavirus
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 Government guidance to local authorities will specify that essential businesses materially impacted by covid-19-related restrictions are eligible for the lockdown discretionary grant fund announced on 5th January.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	137297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made an additional £500 million available via the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) announced by the Chancellor on 5 January. This builds on the £1.1 billion already allocated following the second lockdown in November 2020.</p><p>This further grant funding is designed to support businesses that are severely impacted by the new Covid-19 restrictions. Local authorities have discretion to use this funding to support businesses in the way they see fit, and to determine which businesses are eligible.</p><p>Where the restrictions require businesses to close, grants of up to £4,500 per six-week period of closure are available. Further one-off grants of up to £9,000 for closed businesses are also available.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 18/01/2021 17:42:52 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1260416

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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	Evictions: Coronavirus
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 he has made of the potential merits of extending the moratorium on evictions due to the covid-19 outbreak beyond 31 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	128249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>This Government is fully committed to supporting the businesses and communities that make our high streets and town centres successful as the nation responds to the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak.  Now more than ever, it is vital that we continue to help our local economies by supporting town centres and high streets, adapt and evolve.</p><p>The Government has recently announced that the measures previously put in place to protect commercial tenants from eviction if they are unable to pay their rent during the pandemic are being extended to 31 March 2021. The measure is enacted via Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 which provides for a moratorium on forfeitures of commercial leases due to the non-payment of rent.</p><p>Many commercial landlords have shown flexibility, understanding and commitment to protect businesses during an exceptionally challenging time. The Government is clear that where businesses can pay any or all of their rent, they should do so.</p><p>The merit of this final extension is that it will give landlords and tenants a further three months to come to an agreement on unpaid rent. In the meantime, we will continue to monitor levels of rent payment and the health of both tenants and landlords. The move will also support businesses worst affected by the pandemic, such as bars and restaurants, helping them to rebuild over the winter period. This is in addition to putting in place one of the world’s most comprehensive economic responses to protect jobs, incomes, and business throughout and beyond this pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/12/2020 12:58:31 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1259789

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Building Safety Fund: Portsmouth
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 he plans to make a decision on the application to the Building Safety Fund in respect of the three buildings at Eastside Plaza, PO1.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	127629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications for the Building Safety Fund. Application progress is communicated to registrants whom we expect will ensure that their residents are kept fully informed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 127630 question first answered 18/12/2020 12:48:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1259805

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Building Safety Fund: Portsmouth
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 he plans to make a decision on the application to the Building Safety Fund in respect of the three buildings at Admiralty Quarter, PO1.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	127630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications for the Building Safety Fund. Application progress is communicated to registrants whom we expect will ensure that their residents are kept fully informed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 127629 question first answered 18/12/2020 12:48:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1256305

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
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	Future High Streets Fund
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 recent progress he has made on the (a) High Street Fund and (b) the distribution of that funding to local authorities throughout the country.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	121913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Now more than ever, it is vital that we continue to help our local economies by supporting town centres and high streets to recover, adapt and evolve. Our £1 billion Future High Streets Fund competition will help create jobs and build more resilient local economies and communities. We are in the final stages of assessing the proposals from the 101 shortlisted applicants and expect to announce the outcome of the competition soon.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 07/12/2020 15:01:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1218308

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
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	Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus
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 he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that the Business and Planning Bill considers the economic effect on the hospitality sector of allowing increased provision of tables and chairs on road sides.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	65194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Business and Planning Bill includes a temporary fast-track process to secure ‘pavement licences’ to support businesses selling food and drink through economic recovery as lockdown measures are eased but social distancing remains in place. This will allow businesses to maximise their capacity whilst adhering to social distancing guidelines. The current process for businesses to obtain these licences can be costly and time-consuming. The fast track includes a shorter consultation and determination period and a capped fee of £100. For those businesses which do benefit from the changes, economic benefits are envisaged to arise from being able to start serving outside sooner. Analysis of these benefits was published alongside the bill: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.parliament.uk%2Fpa%2Fbills%2Fcbill%2F58-01%2F0148%2FAnalysis%2520to%2520support%2520the%2520Business%2520and%2520Planning%2520Bill.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CStephen.Borrows%40communities.gov.uk%7C926c0076d621426d6db608d81d14744f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637291320964752981&amp;sdata=jW0odHgG%2BOS6BCugr9K11%2B9pinvuSKZT6mtE5ZlHAtY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0148/Analysis%20to%20support%20the%20Business%20and%20Planning%20Bill.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 06/07/2020 14:12:14 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1218310

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
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	Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus
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 recent discussions has he had with the Local Government Association on the potential merits of allowing the hospitality sector to increase provision of tables and chairs on road sides as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	65195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>On 26 June 2020, the Government introduced the Business and Planning Bill. This includes measures to streamline the pavement licence procedure, which includes a capped fee, and shorter determination period. This also includes deemed planning consent when licences are granted. On Monday 29 June this successfully passed through the Commons and will now progress to the House of Lords. MHCLG engaged with the LGA in developing this new, fast-track process. As set out in their press release of 25 June, the LGA have welcomed this process as helping to ‘ensure a consistent approach can be taken so businesses can reopen as soon as they can and people can get back to enjoying their high streets safely’.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 01/07/2020 12:12:34 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan